Gates

[geyts]

noun

1. Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.

2. William Bill, born 1956, U.S. entrepreneur.

Gates

/ ɡeɪts /

noun

1. Bill, full name William Henry Gates. born 1955, US computer-software executive and philanthropist; founder (1976) of Microsoft Corporation

2. Henry Louis. born 1950, US scholar and critic, who pioneered African-American studies in such works as Figures in Black (1987)

3. Horatio. ?1728–1806, American Revolutionary general: defeated the British at Saratoga (1777)

Example Sentences

The rivalry with Gates and Microsoft has been more than just about stock prices and publicity, though, or even beyond personal—Gates the nerd, Ellison the renegade.

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As for horror movies, we’re all fans, and I don’t mind new horror films, but I love classics like “Gates of Hell,” “The Shining,” “The Exorcist” and other classics.

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“It’s obvious that this is not about ‘illegal immigration,’” Davis Gates added.

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The agreement announced on Wednesday was reached between the Clinton Foundation in partnership with the Gates Foundation and other groups, including South Africa's research institute, Wits RHI.

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Former Defence Secretary Bob Gates once told me that the three greatest threats to America's national security were a rising China, a declining Russia and the country's own internal divisions.

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