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gox

[ goks ]

/ gɒks /

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gaseous oxygen.

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Origin of gox

By contraction and shortening

Words nearby gox

gowk, gowl, gown, gownsman, go wrong, gox, goy, Goya, Goya, Francisco, Goyen, goyish

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How to use gox in a sentence

After the bankruptcy of Mt. Gox, the Japanese police opened an investigation into this case.
Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk|Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bitcoin community and press have vilified Mark Karpeles, the CEO of Mt. Gox, as a clown and a con man.
Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk|Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You said you felt liberated that everything is over with Mt. Gox.
Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk|Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I think everyone sees me as “Mr. Mt. Gox,” and not enough like a human being, or just a person.
Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk|Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The last five years, and especially when I had Mt. Gox, it was house/work, work/house.
Vilified Bitcoin Tycoon After Losing $500 Million: My Life Is at Risk|Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Up flies his rapier idly—she with a sudden flip tosses it higher still, and with a leap, by Gox!
Tales of Northumbria|Howard Pease