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

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

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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