ex
1Finance. without, not including, or without the right to have: ex interest; ex rights.
Commerce. free of charges to the purchaser until the time of removal from a specified place or thing: ex ship; ex warehouse; ex elevator.
(in U.S. colleges and universities) from, but not graduated with, the class of: ex '47.
Origin of ex
1Other definitions for ex (2 of 10)
a former spouse or a former partner in a long-term romantic relationship; ex-wife, ex-husband, or ex-lover.
Origin of ex
2Other definitions for ex (3 of 10)
the letter X, x.
Other definitions for ex (4 of 10)
Origin of ex
4Other definitions for EX (5 of 10)
Biology, Ecology. extinct (def. 2).
Other definitions for ex- (6 of 10)
a prefix meaning “out of,” “from,” and hence “utterly,” “thoroughly,” and sometimes meaning “not” or “without” or indicating a former title, status, etc.; freely used as an English formative: exstipulate; exterritorial; ex-president (former president); ex-member; ex-wife.
Origin of ex-
6Other definitions for ex- (7 of 10)
variant of exo-.
Other definitions for ex- (8 of 10)
a prefix identical in meaning with ex- 1, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin: exarch; exegesis.
Origin of ex-
8- Also ec-.
Other definitions for ex. (9 of 10)
examination.
examined.
example.
except.
exception.
exchange.
excursion.
executed.
executive.
express.
extra.
Other definitions for Ex. (10 of 10)
Exodus.
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How to use ex in a sentence
However, legal issues are only one of the things standing between an ex-prisoner and a job.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut almost to the man, the first thing every ex-con tells me is how hard it is to find work.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor Randy, a 50-year-old ex-Mormon gay man, this cure was a particularly bitter pill to swallow.
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism | Samantha Allen | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEURO was founded by David Duke, the ex-Klansman who ran for Louisiana governor in 1991.
According to the friend, Brinsley rang his ex-girlfriend, an Air Force reservist named Shaneka Thompson, to no avail.
The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanEa & hreticorum repulit iniquitatem, & Nostros in nauim non iam vt hospites, sed vt magna ex parte Dominos, potentsq imposuit.
ex quibus apparet, qum multa omnis generis perferenda fuerint.
Seqvitvr iam ex initio propositis tertium, nimirum vt exponatur, quonam tand loco rem Christianam his in locis offenderimus.
He evinced the opposite of the temper usually ascribed to the “Shepherd-boy” —a birth-date by ex.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
British Dictionary definitions for ex (1 of 5)
/ (ɛks) /
finance not participating in; excluding; without: ex bonus; ex dividend; ex rights
commerce without charge to the buyer until removed from: ex quay; ex ship; ex works
Origin of ex
1British Dictionary definitions for ex (2 of 5)
/ (ɛks) /
informal (a person's) former wife, husband, etc
Canadian short for examination
British Dictionary definitions for ex- (3 of 5)
out of; outside of; from: exclosure; exurbia
former: ex-wife
Origin of ex-
3British Dictionary definitions for ex- (4 of 5)
a variant of exo- exergonic
British Dictionary definitions for Ex. (5 of 5)
/ Bible /
Exodus
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