xc
AmericanEtymology
Origin of xc
(e)x 1 (in the finance sense “without, not including”) + c(oupon) (in the finance sense “a certificate calling for the payment of periodic interest on a bond”)
Example Sentences
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The charity’s infamous tune was catchy enough to convince California resident Bruce Puterbaugh to donate a 2001 Volvo XC.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
It is building what it calls its XC platform, meant to process or "settle" CBDCs transactions.
From Reuters • Oct. 22, 2023
The only close race was the MileStat.com XC Invitational in October, which she won by two seconds over McLean senior Thaïs Rolly.
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2022
If you’re not in XC and you packed your 162.5-millimeter crank instead of your 167.5, you’re pretty much screwed.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022
M DCC XC III. 8vo, orange levant morocco, Janseniste, gilt top, uncut edges, by Chambolle-Duru.
From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various
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