keys

British  

/ kiːz /

interjection

1. dialect a children's cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game

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Etymology

Origin of keys

origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Consuegra was surprised to learn that the group was confronted in a remote area along small keys just off Cuba’s northern coast.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are three keys to making things better for all the companies that deal with any after-death account settlement.

From MarketWatch

His major mistake—failing to understand how vulnerable the financial system was to a housing downturn—became apparent only after he had turned the keys over to Ben Bernanke.

From Barron's

"I warned loved ones that I might be arrested, leaving a spare set of keys and hoping my cat wouldn't starve in my absence," she told AFP.

From Barron's

Consumer spending and business investment, as always, are the two keys to watch.

From MarketWatch

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