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21less than — adverb : by no means : far from : not at all the road … was something less than smooth M.W.Fishwick America s friends abroad would be less than candid if they did not report the fact Barbara Ward * * * less than phrase used before a number or… …
22less than — used before a number or amount to say that the actual number or amount is smaller than this It costs less than £50 to fly to Rome. His death was the second skiing tragedy in less than a week. In some areas there is a less than 30% turnout in… …
23less — adj., adv., n., & prep. adj. 1 smaller in extent, degree, duration, number, etc. (of less importance; in a less degree). 2 of smaller quantity, not so much (opp. MORE) (find less difficulty; eat less meat). 3 disp. fewer (eat less biscuits). 4 of …
24Less Than Zero (film) — Infobox Film name = Less Than Zero image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = Marek Kanievska producer = Jon Avnet Jordan Kerner Marvin Worth writer = Harley Peyton (screenplay) Bret Easton Ellis (novel) starring = Andrew McCarthy Jami… …
25amount to — [verb] add up to, become, come to, develop into, equal, mean, total * * * amount to [phrasal verb] amount to (something) 1 : to produce (a total) when added together The bill amounted to 10 dollars. They have debts amounting to thousands of… …
26Amount Financed — The actual amount of credit made available to a borrower in a loan, as defined by Regulation Z disclosure requirements of the Truth In Lending Act. Specifically, it is the amount of the loan principal, less prepaid finance charges (loan… …
27less and less — gradually getting smaller in amount or degree Fishing was growing less and less profitable. Though the public cares about the story less and less, the papers continue to report it …
28less — adv 1. to a smaller extent or amount or degree, not very, not so much; other, in any way different. 2. less than hardly, by no means, in no way, in no manner, not at all, not in the least, far short of. adj 3. not so great, smaller, slighter,… …
29less — 1. adverb /lɛs/ a) To smaller extent This is a less bad solution than I thought possible. b) In lower degree Ant: more 2. adjective /lɛs/ a) Smaller …
30less — les conj. without, lacking n. smaller portion, smaller amount adj. smaller in amount; not as important; smaller in size adv. to a smaller degree or amount prep. subtract, minus …
