sec

Words nearby sec

seborrheic dermatitis, seborrheic keratosis, seborrhoea, sebs, sebum, sec, sec., sec. leg., secam, secant, secateurs

Definition for sec (2 of 6)

sec¹

[ sek ]

/ sɛk /

adjective

(of wines) dry; not sweet.

Origin of sec

From French, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at sack³

Definition for sec (3 of 6)

sec²

[ sek ]

/ sɛk /

noun Informal.

second²(def 2).

Origin of sec

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Definition for sec (4 of 6)

SEC

or S.E.C.

U.S. Government.

Securities and Exchange Commission: a board, consisting of five members, charged with regulating the public offer and sale of securities.

Definition for sec (5 of 6)

sec.

according to.

Origin of sec.

From the Latin word secundum

Definition for sec (6 of 6)

sec−1

Symbol, Trigonometry. arc secant.

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Examples from the Web for sec

But Bush has done exactly that, filing the papers for BH Global Aviation with the SEC right around Thanksgiving.
Be the Smarter Bush Brother, Jeb: Don’t Run!|Michael Tomasky|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The FEC has held that social-welfare nonprofits like the Kentucky Opportunity Coalition, which are organized under Sec.
Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP|Center for Public Integrity|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The SEC disclosure filed last month is required once a firm has more than $100 million under management.
Jeb Bush’s Risky Business|Patricia Murphy|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So did a jingle lawsuit from Dr Pepper and several additional suits from the SEC.
Pancakes and Pickaninnies: The Saga of ‘Sambo’s,’ The ‘Racist’ Restaurant Chain America Once Loved|Andrew Romano|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“We will be referring this matter to the Justice Department and the SEC,” Levin said.
Too Big to Jail: Confessions of a Goldman Sachs Brat|Michael Daly|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kant has expounded his argument, and discussed its bearings fully and minutely, in his 'Kritik der Urtheilskraft,' sec.
Theism|Robert Flint
Les gupes mangent tout, et ce quelles ne mangent point est sec.
The Life of Albert Gallatin|Henry Adams
It was in the Rue de l'Arbre Sec that the crowd was the thickest.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
The territory embraced within the corporated limits, is Sec.
The History of Peru|Henry S. Beebe
Just scoot round there and shelter, and I'll come down in half a sec.'
Oswald Bastable and Others|Edith Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for sec (1 of 5)

sec¹

/ (sɛk) /

adjective

(of wines) dry

(of champagne) of medium sweetness

Word Origin for sec

C19: from French, from Latin siccus

British Dictionary definitions for sec (2 of 5)

sec²

/ (sɛk) /

noun

informal short for second 2 wait a sec

British Dictionary definitions for sec (3 of 5)

sec³

/ (sɛk) /

abbreviation for

secant

British Dictionary definitions for sec (4 of 5)

SEC

abbreviation for

Securities and Exchange Commission

British Dictionary definitions for sec (5 of 5)

sec.

abbreviation for

second (of time)

secondary

secretary

section

sector

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Scientific definitions for sec

sec

Abbreviation of secant

sec

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Definition for sec (2 of 6)

adjective

Origin of sec

Definition for sec (3 of 6)

noun Informal.

Origin of sec

Definition for sec (4 of 6)

or S.E.C.

U.S. Government.

Definition for sec (5 of 6)

Origin of sec.

Definition for sec (6 of 6)

Examples from the Web for sec

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adjective

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noun

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abbreviation for

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