capping
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2VERB + CAPPING
committed, stop
CAPPING + NOUN
carbon, climax, contributions, emissions
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noun
The act of removing one's hat as a token of respect.
I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine.
the leached upper part of a body or rock that still contains disseminated sulphide mineral deposit.
The process of covering a borehole in order to seal an oil well.
The selling of a security etc. close to an expiry date.
The conversion of a polyhedron into a stellated polyhedron by raising a pyramid on each face.
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5I am very prodigall of cappings, namely in Summer, and I never receive any from what quality of men soever, but I give them as good and as many as they bring, except he be some servant of mine.
WiktionaryThe information was the capping climax.
Tatoeba · #10667261Five years ago, the group said the industry was committed to capping carbon emissions.
Tatoeba · #10871111Capping the contributions a non-native speaker can make in a given language is an insult to their intelligence.
Tatoeba · #11847531Stop capping. You don't even have a thousand subscribers yet.
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