Nike

[nahy-kee]

noun

1. the ancient Greek goddess of victory.

2. one of a series of antiaircraft or antimissile missiles having two or three rocket stages.

Nike

/ ˈnaɪkiː /

noun

1. Roman counterpart: Victoria. Greek myth the winged goddess of victory

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nike¹

From the Greek word nī́kē victory, conquest

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nike¹

from Greek: victory

Example Sentences

The firm unloaded shares of Nike and Toast, initiated a new stake in Salesforce, and made several other moves.

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As a result, the company started using discounts to drive sales, said Heaf, a former Nike and Burberry executive, who joined Bath & Body Works in May.

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Nike’s stock has entered a pessimistic technical formation called a “death cross,” a sign of the tough times the sneaker maker has encountered.

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Like they’d been plucked from the Nike warehouse just for him.

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We explicitly tax for-profit corporations — and the likes of Amazon, Nike, and FedEx still manage to avoid paying all federal taxes, resulting in billions of dollars in lost revenue.

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