CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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acquirement in CommonParlance
- definition an ability that has been acquired by training
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acquirer in CommonParlance
- definition a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
- definition a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
- definition the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
- definition a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
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acquiring in CommonParlance
- definition the act of acquiring something
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acquisition in CommonParlance
- definition the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- definition something acquired
- definition the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- definition an ability that has been acquired by training
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acquisition agreement in CommonParlance
- definition contract governing the merger of two or more companies
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acquisitive in CommonParlance
- definition eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
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acquisitiveness in CommonParlance
- definition strong desire to acquire and possess
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acquit in CommonParlance
- definition pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- definition behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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acquittal in CommonParlance
- definition a judgment of not guilty
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acquittance in CommonParlance
- definition a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
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acquitted in CommonParlance
- definition declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless
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acre in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
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acre inch in CommonParlance
- definition one twelfth of an acre-foot
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acre-foot in CommonParlance
- definition the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
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acreage in CommonParlance
- definition an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
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acres in CommonParlance
- definition extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use
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acrid in CommonParlance
- definition strong and sharp
- definition harsh or corrosive in tone
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acridid in CommonParlance
- definition grasshopper with short antennae
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acridity in CommonParlance
- definition having an acrid smell
- definition extreme bitterness
- definition the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
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acridness in CommonParlance
- definition extreme bitterness
- definition the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
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acrimonious in CommonParlance
- definition marked by strong resentment or cynicism
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acrimony in CommonParlance
- definition a rough and bitter manner
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acritical in CommonParlance
- definition without a crisis (as of some diseases)
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acroanaesthesia in CommonParlance
- definition loss of sensation in the extremities
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acroanesthesia in CommonParlance
- definition loss of sensation in the extremities