sec — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

alone, sorry

I'll just be a sec alone in the office to finish this report.

VERB + SEC

back, give, hang, hold, names, phone, see, take

Hold on a sec, I need to find my keys before we leave.

SEC + NOUN

m, s

The meeting lasted five minutes and forty-five secs total.

PREP.

in, on

Hold on in sec, I need to grab my wallet before we leave.

ADV.

such

Hold on a sec, such a great idea just popped into my head.

Definitions

noun

1

Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.

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).

2

Clipping of second (“short indeterminate period of time”).

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.

3

Clipping of secretary.

shadow sec

name

1

Initialism of Securities and Exchange Commission.

“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.

2

Abbreviation of Southeastern Conference, a college athletics conference

3

Initialism of State Electricity Commission.

noun

1

Initialism of scavenger endothelial cell.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angl

secant

noun — 1/60 of a minute

adjective — (of champagne) moderately dry

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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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),

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02

Wait a sec!

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03

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.

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04

“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.” Vinc

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05

Burr sold $1.65 million in stock on February 13, 2020, previous court filings by the SEC revealed.

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06

Would you mind if I speak to Tom alone for a sec?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sec is marked as informal, colloquial, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.