slice
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3.6
- noun
- /slaɪs/
:
parte
- When we discussed the budget, it was clear that everyone wanted a fair slice of the funding.
- a slice of society
- a slice of life
- a small slice
He goes, you don't have to compete to get some little slice of just one of those funds.
- He goes, you don't have to compete to get some little slice of just one of those funds.
- And it's the most authentic slice of life.
- Those good moments are important and even a tiny slice of awe is healing.
- And that's a a different slice of what's going on.
- In history, in this slice of the world, yeah.
- So we take the slice, the relevant slice of the joint PDF.
- That's only reaching to the desperate slice of the market.
- You are only giving away a bigger slice of the next incremental flavor.
Examples
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The charity event raised enough money for everyone to receive a meaningful slice of the proceeds.
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We reviewed a narrowly defined slice of research literature to help answer an important practical question.
Academic text (2012) -
A 25% slice of something big is better than a 100% slice of nothing.
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Most other youth development programs address only a "slice" of an individual's life.
Academic text (1994) -
When you buy an index fund, you own a little slice of the whole stock market.
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Think of it like a slice of a basket of companies.
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With that same nest egg, you can get a slice of prime real estate.
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It'd be nice to get a slice of that pie.
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Corporations from all over the world want a slice of this lucrative market.
Academic text (2006) -
I still own a big slice of its stock, but I'm only the Chairman Emeritus.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A part broken or cut from something larger, like a bit of fruit
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1.6
A part of money, food or property given to someone
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3.0
A part of something that is separate from the whole, like a piece of an orange
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4.2
A share of money from a sale or business
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3.4
A part of profits or benefits that people receive
Antonyms
Idioms
A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows
Compounds
- Archaic
A heavy iron bar used to loosen and remove hard burned material from a furnace
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
A slice can mean a share or portion because it is like cutting a piece from a whole, as when you give someone a slice of cake. That image of taking a cut piece explains why slice now means a part or share of something.