Small+quantity

  • 51small indefinite quantity — noun an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude • Syn: ↑small indefinite amount • Hypernyms: ↑indefinite quantity • Hyponyms: ↑helping, ↑portion, ↑serving, ↑ …

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  • 52small — [[t]smɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ smaller, smallest 1) ADJ GRADED A small person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size. She is small for her age... The window was far too small for him to get through... Next door to the garage is a small… …

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  • 53small — adjective 1) a small apartment Syn: little, compact, bijou, tiny, miniature, mini; minute, microscopic, minuscule; toy, baby; poky, cramped, boxy; informal teeny, teensy, itsy bitsy, itty bitty …

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  • 54small — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal small, Greek mēlon small domestic animal Date: before 12th century 1. a. having comparatively little size or slight dimensions b. lowercase 2. a.… …

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  • 55small — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, grow ▪ The gap seemed to be getting smaller …

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  • 56small fortune — noun a large sum of money (Freq. 1) he made a small fortune in the commodities market • Hypernyms: ↑large indefinite quantity, ↑large indefinite amount * * * ˌsmall ˈfortune [small fortune] …

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  • 57Small but Significant and Non-transitory Increase in Price — In competition law, before deciding whether companies have significant market power which would justify government intervention, the test of Small but Significant and Non transitory Increase in Price is used to define the relevant market in a… …

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  • 58small fry —    If someone is small fry, they are unimportant. The term is often used when the police arrest the less important criminals, but are unable to catch the leaders and masterminds.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    People or organizations… …

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  • 59small-lot storage — Generally considered to be a quantity of less than one pallet stack, stacked to maximum storage height. Thus, the term refers to a lot consisting of from one container to two or more pallet loads, but is not of sufficient quantity to form a… …

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  • 60Small gross — Archaically, a small gross or short gross is a quantity equal to ten dozen, i.e. 10 times; 12 = 120.This number is also known as a great hundred (twelve tens; as opposed to the small hundred , i.e. 100 or ten tens) or a duodecimal hundred …

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