Eli

[ee-lahy]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a Hebrew judge and priest.

2. Also Elie a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “height.”

Eli

/ ˈiːlaɪ /

noun

1. Old Testament the highest priest at Shiloh and teacher of Samuel (I Samuel 1–3)

Example Sentences

AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk followed suit and reached a deal to sell drugs in the U.S. at a discount.

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Google owner Alphabet, online retailer Amazon.com, IT company Microsoft, and drugmaker Eli Lilly are among the other stocks that feature on J.P.

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Eli Whitney’s cotton gin expanded slavery across the Deep South.

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Eli Lilly & Co. was another big winner as November neared its end, rising 26.5% and becoming the first drugmaker to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization.

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Novo Nordisk’s American depositary receipts are down around 48% this year, contrasting with Eli Lilly’s 39% gain.

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