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  • 91down — /daυn/ adverb, preposition in a lower position or to a lower position ● The inflation rate is gradually coming down. ● Shares are slightly down on the day. ● The price of petrol has gone down. ♦ to pay money down to pay a deposit ● They paid £50… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 92down — /daυn/ adverb, preposition in a lower position or to a lower position ● The inflation rate is gradually coming down. ● Shares are slightly down on the day. ● The price of petrol has gone down. ♦ to pay money down to pay a deposit ● They paid £50… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 93down — 1) in the Newfoundland fishery, a location further out to sea, e.g. down the shore 2) in the Newfoundland fishery, describes the direction north so any place to the north of a particular location is down from it, e.g. down on the Labrador, down… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 94Down — This interesting surname is either of Anglo Saxon or Scottish and Irish origin, and has three possible sources. Firstly, it may be a topographical name from the Olde English pre 7th Century dun meaning down , or low hill , or a nickname for a man …

    Surnames reference

  • 95down — adj. (colloq.) angry down on (he s down on us) * * * [daʊn] (colloq.) [ angry ] down on (he s down on us) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 96down — I adj Agreeable to. I m down for going to the movies tonight! 1970s II adj Depressed. I ve been down ever since I got the D in physics last week. 1960s III v To drink quickly, to gulp down. Let s go to a bar and down a few beers. 1860s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 97down — adj American 1. authentic, trustworthy, sound. The usage may derive from the appreciative sense of down and dirty or the phrase down with (someone). ► You re a down girl. (Clueless, US film, 1995) 2. in agreement, interested I m down with that …

    Contemporary slang

  • 98down — daÊŠn n. hill; hilly upland country; soft insulating feathers; fine soft hairs; descent; reverse; four plays in a row that advance a team at least ten yards down the field toward a touchdown (American football) v. cause to come down, knock down,… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 99down —   1. Below. Lalo, i lalo, iho.    ♦ To go down, iho, kūpou.    ♦ To knock down, kula i, ho ohina, hina, kāhina.    ♦ Down there, ai lalo, aia i lalo.    ♦ Far down, i lalo lilo.   2. Feathers. Heu, heuheu, ae, ae moa, hulu weuweu. See ex.,… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 100down —    to prison    The place where the judge sends you after sentencing, the cells often being situated in the cellar of the courthouse:     In all her nineteen years she had never once been permitted to visit her father, who had been sent down… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms