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  • 41use — I VERB USES ♦ uses, using, used (Pronounced [[t]ju͟ːz[/t]] in use 1, and [[t]ju͟ːs[/t]] in use 2.) 1) VERB If you use something, you do something with it in order to do a job or to achieve a particular result or effect. [V n] Trim off the excess… …

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  • 42use — verb To make use of; to convert to one s service; to employ; to avail oneself of; to utilize; to carry out a purpose or action by means of; to put into action or service, especially to attain an end. State v. Howard, 221 Kan. 51, 557 P.2d 1280,… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 43Use tax — A use tax is a type of excise tax levied in the United States. It is assessed upon otherwise tax free tangible personal property purchased by a resident of the assessing state for use, storage or consumption of goods in that state (not for… …

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  • 44use — juːs n. function; utilization; benefit, advantage; consumption; occasion or need to use; ability to use; practice of using v. utilize, take advantage of; practice; employ; exploit; treat; consume …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 45use — I. n. 1. Employment, application, appliance, exercise, practice, conversion to an act or purpose. 2. Advantage, benefit, utility, service, pront, usefulness, avail. 3. Occasion, need, necessity. 4. Usage, custom, habit, customary employment,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 46Use — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Use >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 use use Sgm: N 1 employ employ employment Sgm: N 1 exercise exercise exercitation Sgm: N 1 application application appliance Sgm: N 1 adhibition …

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  • 47use — verb ju:z 1》 take, hold, or deploy as a means of achieving something.     ↘informal take (an illegal drug). 2》 take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply.     ↘(use something up) consume or expend the whole of something.     ↘(be used up)… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48use — I Noun: A beneficial ownership recognized in equity. A trust. The right granted by a patent for an invention. 40 Am J1st Pat § 140. The employment or enjoyment of property. Utility; advantage. The long continued possession and employment of a… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 49advantage — Synonyms and related words: accommodation, account, advance, advancement, advantageously, advantageousness, advisability, allowance, amenity, answer, appliance, applicability, appropriateness, appurtenance, ascendancy, asset, avail, be handy, be… …

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  • 50Use of biotechnology in pharmaceutical manufacturing — Escherichia coli bacteria, which are often utilized in production of pharmaceutical products. Modern pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques frequently rely upon biotechnology. Contents 1 …

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