gree

¹ American  

[gree] / gri /

noun

Chiefly Scots.

1. superiority, mastery, or victory.

2. the prize for victory.

3. Obsolete. a step.

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gree ² American  

[gree] / gri /

noun

Archaic.

1. favor; goodwill.

2. satisfaction, as for an injury.

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gree ³ American  

[gree] / gri /

verb (used with or without object)

British Dialect.

greed, greeing

1. agree.

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gree ¹ British  

/ ɡriː /

noun

1. superiority or victory

2. the prize for a victory

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gree ² British  

/ ɡriː /

noun

1. goodwill; favour

2. satisfaction for an insult or injury

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gree ³ British  

/ ɡriː /

verb

1. archaic to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony

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Etymology

Origin of gree¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English gre “step, flight of steps; victory in a tournament or battle; rank, position,” from Old French gré “a step,” from Latin gradus “step, stage, footing, stance”; grade, degree

Origin of gree²

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English gre, from Old French gre, gred, gret “pleasure, goodwill,” from Latin grātum “what is agreeable,” the neuter singular of grātus “pleasing”

Origin of gree³

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English green “to satisfy, come to terms with,” possibly a shortened form of agreen “to agree,” or from Old French gréer “to please, be pleased with”; agree, gree ²

Example Sentences

She says she "doesn't care about working at Gree", but what surprised her was the shift in attitudes.

From BBC

The Associated Press reached out to Gree for comment on Thursday.

From Seattle Times

In 2021, Gree and its Hong Kong subsidiary agreed to pay $91 million for failing to tell U.S. regulators that the devices could overheat and could catch fire.

From Seattle Times

In April of this year, Gree’s U.S. subsidiary, Gree USA, was also sentenced to pay a $500,000 criminal fine and restitution payments as part of this resolution.

From Seattle Times

These products, all manufactured by the Zhuhai, China-based Gree Electric Appliances, were sold from January 2011 to February 2014 at major retailers nationwide — including Walmart, Home Depot and Sam’s Club, among others.

From Seattle Times