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  • 21first-rate — first class / first rate [adj] superior, excellent capital, choice, dandy, fine, first string*, fivestar*, in class by itself*, prime*, shipshape, sound, supreme, tiptop*, top, top notch*, very good; concept 574 Ant. bad, inferior, lesser, poor,… …

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  • 22first-rate — adj. 1. of the highest quality; as, a first rate reporter. Syn: ace, A one, first class, super, tip top, topnotch, tops(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 23first — (adj., adv.) O.E. fyrst foremost, superlative of FORE (Cf. fore); from P.Gmc. *furisto (Cf. O.S. fuirst first, O.H.G. furist, O.N. fyrstr, Dan. fèrste, O.Fris. ferist, M.Du. vorste prince, Du. vors …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 24first — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied time (shall take the first train; the first cuckoo). 2 foremost in position, rank, or importance (First Lord of the Treasury; first mate). 3 Mus.… …

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  • 25class — See tranche. American Banker Glossary In the case of derivative products, options of the same type put or call with the same underlying security. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: series. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary In general, refers to a… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 26class — classable, adj. classer, n. /klas, klahs/, n. 1. a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living. 2. a group of… …

    Universalium

  • 27first-rate — also first rate ADJ (approval) If you say that something or someone is first rate, you mean that they are extremely good and of the highest quality. People who used his service knew they were dealing with a first rate professional. Syn: first… …

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  • 28rate — Proportional or relative value, measure, or degree. The proportion or standard by which quantity or .value is adjusted. Thus, the rate of interest is the proportion or ratio between the principal and interest; the buildings in a town are rated… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29first-rate — I. n. Ship of the first class, three decker. II. a. Of the first class, of the highest order, of the best sort, of the highest grade, first class (colloq.) …

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  • 30class — /klas / (say klahs) noun 1. a number of persons, things, animals, etc., regarded as forming one group through the possession of similar qualities; a kind; sort. 2. any division of persons or things according to rank or grade. 3. Australian… …