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  • 1cable — noun 1 set of wires ADJECTIVE ▪ electric, telephone ▪ overhead, underground ▪ fibre optic/fiber optic ▪ steel ▪ …

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  • 2Lay — (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be… …

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  • 3lay — lay1 [lā] vt. laid, laying [ME leyen, new formation < 3d pers. sing. of earlier leggen < OE lecgan, lit., to make lie (akin to Goth lagjan, Ger legen) < pt. base of OE licgan, to LIE1] 1. to cause to come down or fall with force; knock… …

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  • 4lay — [leɪ] verb laid PTandPP lay somebody → off phrasal verb [transitive] HUMAN RESOURCES to stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do: • The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. see also …

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  • 5Cable television in the Republic of Ireland — is the most common system for distributing multi channel television in the state. With a 40+ year history and extensive networks of both wired and wireless cable, the Republic of Ireland is amongst the most cabled countries in Europe.HistoryCable …

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  • 6Cable — Exchange rate between British pounds sterling and the U.S.$. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * cable ca‧ble [ˈkeɪbl] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a tube containing wires that carry electronic signals or information: •… …

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  • 7cable — exchange rate between British pound sterling and the U.S. dollar. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The market term used to describe the sterling/US dollar exchange rate. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary A term used in the foreign… …

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  • 8cable — I n. wire 1) to lay, string cable 2) a submarine cable; the transatlantic cable 3) an electric, power; telegraph; telephone cable cablegram 4) to send a cable 5) a cable from; to II v. 1) (A) we cabled the message to them; or: we cabled them the… …

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  • 9Cable television — CATV redirects here. For CAT5 cable, see Category 5 cable. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into a residence. Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals… …

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  • 10lay — I. verb (laid; laying) Etymology: Middle English leyen, from Old English lecgan; akin to Old English licgan to lie more at lie Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to beat or strike down with force 2. a. to put or set down …

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