Gresham

[ gresh-uhm ]

noun

1. Sir Thomas, 1519?–79, English merchant and financier.
2. a town in NW Oregon.

Gresham

/ ˈɡrɛʃəm /

noun

1. GreshamSir Thomas?15191579MEnglishBUSINESS: financier Sir Thomas. ?1519–79, English financier, who founded the Royal Exchange in London (1568)

Example Sentences

The next day, Nyhof Dunn drove to Dick's Sporting Goods in Gresham.

From The Daily Beast

Ward, who owns the Gresham gun store with her husband, then did something she'd never done before.

From The Daily Beast

They voted down Gresham Barrett, the gubernatorial frontrunner, in retribution for his vote in favor of TARP in the House.

From The Daily Beast

Falling just short of the required 50 percent, Haley will now face a runoff against Rep. Gresham Barrett (R) on June 22.

From The Daily Beast

Gresham College he mightily laughed at, for spending time only in weighing of ayre, and doing nothing else since they sat.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, Sir Simon Gresham shakes his head over it.

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A man might have done worse, because Miss Gresham was a very nice girl; but of course the Major was all wrong about the money.

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Mr. Gresham was in the town that day, though not till after the occurrence, and Fletcher could not avoid speaking of it.

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But that had been twenty years ago, and Mr. Gresham's opinions had been matured and, perhaps, corrected by age.

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