Nielsen

[neel-suh n]

noun

Carl Au·gust

[kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/, 1865–1931, Danish composer.

Informal. Nielsen rating.

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Contemporary Examples of nielsen

I also marveled that the NSA allowed Nielsen was allowed to make this info public.
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Annabelle Gurwitch
June 7, 2014
It turned out to be the Nielsen Company, a media research firm.
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Jake Whitney
March 5, 2014
Super Bowl ads are infamous, in large part because they are what Nielsen calls “the most expensive 30 seconds on TV.”
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Kristen Soltis Anderson
January 30, 2014
To date, it has sold 750,000 copies here, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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Sarah Stodola
February 11, 2013
According to Nielsen Soundscan, total sales are now at 54,000 units.
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November 2, 2012

Historical Examples of nielsen

But old Nelson (or Nielsen) out of the tropics seemed unthinkable.
'Twixt Land & Sea
Joseph Conrad
Freya Nelson (or Nielsen) was the kind of girl one remembers.
'Twixt Land & Sea
Joseph Conrad
Nielsen laughed, but all the same decided to do as Osdeven suggested.
Werwolves
Elliott O'Donnell
Captain Nielsen looked eagerly at us over the edge of his cot.
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 1 of 3
William Clark Russell
Miss Nielsen,' he cried, 'were not you wise to put on that warm coat?
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 2 of 3
William Clark Russell

British Dictionary definitions for nielsen

Nielsen

noun

Carl (August) (karl). 1865–1931, Danish composer. His works include six symphonies and the opera Masquerade (1906)

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Word Origin and History for nielsen

Nielsen

in reference to popularity ratings of TV and radio programs, 1951, named for U.S. market researcher Arthur Clarke Nielsen (1897-1980), founder of A.C. Nielsen Co., which evaluates viewership based on samplings of receiving sets.