gimme

American  

[gim-ee] / ˈgɪm i /

Or gimmie

1. Informal. give me.

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noun

Slang.

1. Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play.

2. the gimmes,

   1. reliance on or a demand for the generosity of others, especially as one's due.

      grown children with the gimmes who still expect money from their parents.

   2. greediness.

gimme British  

/ ˈɡɪmiː /

interjection

1. slang give me!

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noun

1. golf a short putt that one is excused by one's opponent from playing because it is considered too easy to miss

Etymology

Origin of gimme

First recorded in 1925–30; a phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of give me in continuous rapid speech

Example Sentences

Gimme Credit analyst Dave Novosel thinks some of that concern could be misplaced.

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The bond-research company Gimme Credit lowered its recommendation on Netflix’s debt to Underperform.

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“Considering that the company should produce free cash flow of $9 billion per year or better, debt could be reduced rather quickly,” wrote Gimme Credit analyst Dave Novosel in a research note.

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Gimme Credit Senior Bond Analyst Dave Novosel said Netflix faces “ample competition not only from other streamers but other sources of content such as TikTok, X, Instagram, etc.”

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The company will likely generate $93 billion in free cash flow this year, according to Gimme Credit’s Dave Novosel, with a comfortable enough cushion on its balance sheet to buy back $50 billion in stock if it wanted to.

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Related Words

• bear
• bring
• convey
• distribute
• drop
• give
• hand
• hand over
• pass
• transport