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FIFTH |
20 percent |
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TITHE |
10 percent |
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TON |
20 cwt |
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TENTH |
10 percent |
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HUNDREDTH |
One percent |
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HALT |
Fifty percent |
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SCORE |
Group of 20 |
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HALVE |
Reduce by 50 percent |
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BOO |
Thirty percent of bookmakers jeer |
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EXPAND |
Export only fifty percent and get bigger |
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POSSESSIONS |
Fifty percent of auctions follow takeover of property |
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SOB |
Fifty percent of bosses are about to cry |
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TWENTY |
A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx. |
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CENT |
Ascent without as much as one percent of decimal currency |
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HAMITE |
A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20. |
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ZWANZIGER |
An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or
about 10 cents. |
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MINUTE |
The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus
('); as, 10¡ 20'). |
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FLOREAL |
The eight month of the French republican calendar. It
began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendemiare. |
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FRIMAIRE |
The third month of the French republican calendar. It
commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vendemiaire. |
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PLUVIOSE |
The fifth month of the French republican calendar adopted
in 1793. It began January 20, and ended February 18. See Vendemiaire. |
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RUNDLET |
A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain
from 3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 14/ gallons. |
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VENTOSE |
The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first
French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See
Vend/miaire. |
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LIVRE |
A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to
20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the franc. |
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PRAIRIAL |
The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which
dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See
Vendemiaire. |
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TOURNOIS |
A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a
franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which
contained 25 sous. |