banner year

  • 1banner year — ˌbanner ˈyear [banner year] noun (NAmE) a year in which sth is especially successful • It was a banner year for Mexico s tourist industry …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 2banner year — banner .year n AmE a year which is good because something is successful …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3banner year —  Best year ever.  ► “Hollywood is having a banner year abroad, while foreign billings for U.S. engineering companies fell 31% from the previous year.” (Business Week, Sept. 18, 1995, p. 45) …

    American business jargon

  • 4banner — Ⅰ. banner UK US /ˈbænər/ noun [C] ► MARKETING a BANNER AD(Cf. ↑banner ad) ► an idea or principle that is strongly supported by someone: »She ran for office under the banner of reform and change. Ⅱ …

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  • 5banner — [ban′ər] n. [ME banere < OFr baniere < VL * bandaria, ult. < Goth bandwa, a sign] 1. a piece of cloth bearing a design, motto, slogan, etc., sometimes attached to a staff and used as a battle standard 2. a flag [the Star Spangled Banner] …

    English World dictionary

  • 6banner — ► NOUN ▪ a long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, hung up or carried on poles. ► ADJECTIVE N. Amer. ▪ excellent; outstanding: a banner year. ORIGIN Old French baniere …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7banner — noun VERB + BANNER ▪ drape, hang, hang out ▪ carry, hold ▪ wave ▪ unfurl ▪ …

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  • 8banner — I. noun Etymology: Middle English banere, from Anglo French, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic bandwo sign; probably akin to Greek phainein to show more at fancy Date: 13th century 1. a. a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9banner — ban|ner1 [ bænər ] noun count 1. ) a wide piece of cloth with a message on it, often stretched between two poles: Thousands of people carried banners and flags. 2. ) COMPUTING an advertisement on a WEB SITE that goes across the width of your… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10banner — 1 noun (C) 1 a long piece of cloth on which something is written, often carried between two poles: Crowds of people carrying banners joined the demonstration. 2 literary a flag 3 a belief or principle: Many of the poor and unemployed rallied to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English