dow

[ dou, doh ]

/ daʊ, doʊ /

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verb (used without object), dowed or dought

[dout], /daʊt/, dow·ing.Scot. and North England.

to be able.

to thrive; prosper; do well.

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Origin of dow

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

Words nearby dow

dovetail hinge, dovetail plane, dovetail saw, dovish, Dovzhenko, dow, dowable, dowager, dowager's hump, Dowden, Dowding

Other definitions for dow (2 of 3)

Dow

[ dou ]

/ daʊ /

noun

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

Ger·rard

[Dutch gey-rahrt]. /Dutch ˈgeɪ rɑrt/. Dou, Gerard.

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

Other definitions for dow (3 of 3)

Dow.

abbreviation

dowager.

How to use dow in a sentence

That’s the question raised last week, as a host of companies—Marriott, AT&T, American Express, Best Buy, Cisco, Comcast, Dow and Amazon among them—suspended campaign contributions to members of Congress who challenged the election results.
In support of political contributions|Alan Murray|January 19, 2021|Fortune
Dow, a chemical company with 36,000 workers worldwide, said its decision to cut off political donations to the 147 Republican lawmakers would last for an entire election cycle — two years for House members and six years for senators.
Campaign finance system rocked as firms pause or halt contributions after election results challenged|Todd Frankel, Jeff Stein, Tony Romm|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
Providing generous help and offering hope to people who went to bed hungry after watching other people celebrate the Dow hitting 30,000 for the first time might give us a start on healing some of the divisiveness wracking our country.
The stock market is soaring to new heights. But most Americans aren’t along for the ride.|Allan Sloan|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
The Dow, which last week surpassed 30,000 for the first time, is ahead nearly 13 percent and on pace for its best month since 1987.
Wall Street on pace for record-breaking November|Hamza Shaban|November 30, 2020|Washington Post

The push into value stocks has propelled the Dow and Russell 2000 to all-time highs, with volumes that suggest the rally has plenty of legs.
The Dow’s record run to 30K is nothing compared to the rally in these small caps|Bernhard Warner|November 25, 2020|Fortune
On Friday, both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs.
GOP’s Biggest 2016 Problem: Clinton’s Numbers Among White Voters|Lloyd Green|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Side effects may include recession, job contraction, 401(k) bruising, recurrent Dow fluctuation, and IRA bleeding.
Up to a Point: PJ O’Rourke on Sochi and Senate Slackers|P. J. O’Rourke|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared nearly 200 points, closing above 16,000.
Bernanke Drop the Mic as He Exits the Fed|Daniel Gross|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is at about 15,727, also near a record high.
Don’t Credit Obama with the Stock Boom, Credit the Fed and the International Economy|Daniel Gross|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Stocks are booming, with the S&P and the Dow each near record highs.
Don’t Credit Obama with the Stock Boom, Credit the Fed and the International Economy|Daniel Gross|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lorenzo Dow is still remembered by some of the "old fogies" as one of the most eccentric men that ever lived.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
"I am more than a Captain," said the General, opening his overcoat slightly, to show his double dow of buttons.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
Daugh-ter and I had been watch-ing the child from the li-bra-ry win-dow.
Pages for Laughing Eyes|Unknown
Dow overheard the remark, and rising, preached to his hearers such a sermon on Gehenna that they never forgot it, or him.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
Beside him lay a vacant timber claim, and he invited a young man named Dow to take it, Dow boarded with Branson.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler|Pardee Butler

British Dictionary definitions for dow

Dow

/ (daʊ, Dutch dɔu) /

noun

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