dow

[ dou, doh ]

verb (used without object),dowed or dought [dout], /daʊt/, dow·ing.Scot. and North England.
  1. to be able.

  2. to thrive; prosper; do well.

Origin of dow

1
before 900; Middle English dowen, doghen,Old English dugan to be worthy; cognate with German taugen;cf. doughty

Other definitions for Dow (2 of 4)

Dow1
[ dou ]

noun
  1. the Dow or the Dow Jones , a shortened form of Dow Jones average: The Dow is up nearly 8,400 points from its record low on February 12.The 7 percent drop in the Dow Jones was a harbinger of the precipice on which the economy was then hanging.

Other definitions for Dow (3 of 4)

Dow2
[ dou ]

noun
  1. Charles Henry, 1851–1902, U.S. journalist and publisher: a founder of Dow Jones company.

  2. Ger·rard [Dutch gey-rahrt]. /Dutch ˈgeɪ rɑrt/. Dou, Gerard.

  1. Herbert Henry, 1866–1930, U.S. chemist, inventor, and industrialist.

Other definitions for Dow. (4 of 4)

Dow.

abbreviation
  1. dowager.

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British Dictionary definitions for Dow

Dow

/ (daʊ, Dutch dɔu) /


noun
  1. See Dou

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