Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not characteristic of the upper class, especially in language usage.
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- adjective chiefly UK not
U ; not characteristic of theupper classes , particularly regardinglanguage .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The indictment Tuesday alleged that the two advisers helped to conceal their clients' ownership of bank accounts collectively holding more than $600 million by opening and managing them under fictional names or under the name of non-U.S. relatives or sham corporate entities.
unknown title 2011
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The amendment, which will be taken up during the Dec. 15 committee vote, seeks to narrow the definition of non-U.S. websites that engage in piracy and calls for an inter-agency study on the bill's impact on the Internet's domain-name system, among other changes.
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One of the most controversial aspects of the law is authorization of indefinite detention of non-U.S. citizens.
Alton Lu: The National Defense Authorization Act: Our Disappearing Rights and Liberties Alton Lu 2012
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The remainder of the stock portion would comprise small and midcap U.S. stocks, additional non-U.S. stocks and possibly another equity position.
Why Dividend Stocks Aren't the New Bonds Michael A. Pollock 2012
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At the same time, some speculated that longer-term, the cut could hasten a decline in the U.S. dollar's status as the currency of choice for business and cash holdings by central banks and big non-U.S. investors.
Markets Brace for Downgrade's Toll Tom Lauricella 2011
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Winning over the major non-U.S. auto makers including Toyota was important to the administration as it sought to fend off criticism that its plan favored Detroit.
High Test: 54.5 MPG Cars Promise to Arrive by 2025 Sharon Terlep 2011
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Goldman was presumed to have an upper hand after arranging a private offering of Facebook shares last year, though its odds were seen as declining amid a flub in that process that led the bank to limit the deal to non-U.S. investors.
Hunting for Big IPO Game Anupreeta Das 2012
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Currently, the Onion's website is experimenting with a pay wall for non-U.S visitors.
Webbed-Foot...but No Web Max Colchester 2011
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Goldman was presumed to have an upper hand after arranging a private offering of Facebook shares last year, though its odds were seen as declining amid a flub in that process that led the bank to limit the deal to non-U.S. investors.
Hunting for Big IPO Game Anupreeta Das 2012
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It estimated that the new algorithms would affect about 12% of U.S.-based search queries and would expand to non-U.S. queries in the near future.
Google's Search Cleanup Has Big Effect Amir Efrati 2011
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