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Meaning of sec | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
sɛk

Definitions

  1. Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
  2. Initialism of Securities and Exchange Commission.
  3. Initialism of scavenger endothelial cell.
  4. Clipping of second (“short indeterminate period of time”).
  5. Abbreviation of Southeastern Conference, a college athletics conference
    US, abbreviation, alt-of
  6. Clipping of secretary.
  7. Initialism of State Electricity Commission.

Equivalents

العربية ثواميثانية
Ελληνικά τεμ
Français sec sec sec

Examples

“It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).”
“Wait a sec!”
“And the sloping of the shoulder / From the slender shapely neck / Makes you long to come behind her and to hold her / Just a sec.”
“shadow sec”
““Anyway, Kaspersky took her story to the SEC. I’m sorry, it’s rude to throw obscure acronyms around. I mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. They’re the people who look after my industry.” Vincent knew what the SEC was, because she made an effort to follow the financial news, but she only nodded.”
“Burr sold $1.65 million in stock on February 13, 2020, previous court filings by the SEC revealed.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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