found
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9.7
- noun
- /faʊnd/
- Archaic
:
manutención
- Many organizations provide found for their staff, ensuring they have proper meals and accommodation.
Examples
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The science of modern species conservation came of age with the founding of conservation biology in the 1980s.
Academic text (2011) -
The date was June 23, in the 197th year since the founding of the city.
Fiction book (1998) -
The same pattern manifested itself in the political disputes that followed the founding of the United States.
Academic text (2011) -
The Chinese government has persistently worked toward this end since the founding of the People's Republic.
Academic text (1999) -
Bob Jones University prides itself on its founding and association with the fundamentalist movement.
Academic text (2008) -
The year 2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of Guerrilla Girls Broadband.
Academic text (2011) -
Tonight, over 300 years since the founding of this great city, we recommit ourselves to the ancient truth that it is not knowledge, but action and enterprise which are the engine and objective in life.
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We're standing here in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, the birthplace of freedom, where the founding fathers authored the Declaration of Independence.
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The found of the company provided food and lodging for employees in addition to their salaries.
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For several years, the city has offered found to newcomers relocating for work.
Idioms
To look pleased but not fully happy after a small gain that follows a disappointment
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the noun found ('food and lodging') is to link it to the everyday word food; long ago workers were often paid with the food and a place to stay, so their 'found' was the meals and room given by their employer.