sec

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sec¹

[sek]

adjective

(of wines) dry; not sweet.

Origin of sec¹

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

sec²

[sek]

noun Informal.

second²(def 2).

Origin of sec²

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

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.

sec.

Origin of sec.

From the Latin word secundum

sec−1

Symbol, Trigonometry. arc secant.

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Examples from the Web for sec

Contemporary Examples

But Bush has done exactly that, filing the papers for BH Global Aviation with the SEC right around Thanksgiving.
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Michael Tomasky
December 17, 2014
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
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
So did a jingle lawsuit from Dr Pepper and several additional suits from the SEC.
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Andrew Romano
June 30, 2014
“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

Historical Examples

Nor are we disposed to recede from our assertion made in Sec.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)
John Ruskin
"I'll have no sec worriment in my house," shouted the old man in a broken voice.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
"It caps all—you niver heard sec feckless wark," she was saying.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
Her house is in the Rue de l'Arbre Sec, two doors from the convent.
In Kings' Byways
Stanley J. Weyman
Relief was asked for on the basis of the Revised Statutes, Sec.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921
Various

British Dictionary definitions for sec

sec¹

adjective

(of wines) dry
(of champagne) of medium sweetness

Word Origin

C19: from French, from Latin siccus

sec²

noun

informal short for second 2 wait a sec

sec³

abbreviation for

secant

SEC

abbreviation for

Securities and Exchange Commission

sec.

abbreviation for

second (of time)
secondary
secretary
section
sector

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Word Origin and History for sec

n.

1956, conversational shortening of second (n.).

adj.

of wine, "dry," French sec (10c.), from Latin siccus "dry" (also source of Italian secco); see siccative.

sec in Science

sec

Abbreviation of secant

sec

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sec2

Origin of sec2

SEC

or S.E.C.

sec.

Origin of sec.

sec−1

Examples from the Web for sec

Contemporary Examples

But Bush has done exactly that, filing the papers for BH Global Aviation with the SEC right around Thanksgiving.

The FEC has held that social-welfare nonprofits like the Kentucky Opportunity Coalition, which are organized under Sec.

The SEC disclosure filed last month is required once a firm has more than $100 million under management.

So did a jingle lawsuit from Dr Pepper and several additional suits from the SEC.

“We will be referring this matter to the Justice Department and the SEC,” Levin said.

Historical Examples

Nor are we disposed to recede from our assertion made in Sec.

"I'll have no sec worriment in my house," shouted the old man in a broken voice.

"It caps all—you niver heard sec feckless wark," she was saying.

Her house is in the Rue de l'Arbre Sec, two doors from the convent.

Relief was asked for on the basis of the Revised Statutes, Sec.

sec1

Word Origin

sec2

sec3

SEC

sec.

Word Origin and History for sec

n.

adj.

sec

sec¹

Origin of sec¹

sec²

Origin of sec²

sec¹

sec²

sec³