DecemberDe‧cem‧ber /dɪˈsembə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable, uncountable] (written abbreviation Dec.) 
Last December they visited Prague.in December We got married in December.on December 6th Jake’s birthday is on December 6th.on 6th December British English The event was to take place on 6th December.December 6 American English Her letter arrived December 6.
WORD ORIGINDecember
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French, Latin, name of the tenth Roman month, from decem ‘ten’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A second shutdown that began in December furloughed fewer workers, 280, 000, but lasted 21 days.
- By December 1952, he was running it.
- Judge Jones had had a form of leukemia for several years when he was sworn to the bench in December 1994.
- Louis Index is up about 28 percent from its December 1994 base of 100.
- Manzi said he was contacted by an intermediary in December who suggested he look into Industry.
- Sagittarius 23 November to 21 December There's more to life than power.
- The central bank said prices for a basic basket of consumer items rose 3. 93 percent in December.
WORD SETS
AD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Last December they visited Prague.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the 12th month of the year, between November and Januarynext/last December Last December they visited Prague.· The project went on long after the December deadline.
· My licence runs out at the end of May.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The regulator announced in early December that it would launch an inquiry into funds using illicit methods to increase performance.· Microsoft shares closed at 86 3 / 8 today, down from 94 1 / 4 in early December.· Bill Archer, a Texas Republican, said in early December.· At its peak in early December, the index had risen as much as 54. 3 percent.· In early December, Aesop cut his finger opening a can of cling peaches.· Prominent male issei had been shipped out as early as December 7 of the previous year.
· From late December to April, scores of California charter boats search out migrating gray whales for tourists.· In late December, Jane Cheever brought his first granddaughter, two week old, to visit.· So we struggled for another three weeks, until the schools closed in late December for almost two months of winter vacation.· Snyder felt duped, and in late December he alerted the media that he was undertaking a fast to the death.· It has fallen more than 1 percent since Jan. 3 and is now at its highest since late December.· Although the city government promised an answer by late December, the appeal still is pending.· I had just moved in late December, fleeing a nightmare roommate situation in the Village.· All told, $ 75 billion in spinoffs were pending in late December, according to J. P. Morgan.
NOUN· Consumers reined in their spending, dragging down December sales at many of the nation's largest retailers.· The company blamed weak December sales as well as inventory reductions.· But disappointing December sales prompted downgrades from analysts.· Today, major chain stores and automakers are slated to release December sales figures.· House of Fraser will announce its December sales on Tuesday.
VERB· They justified the ceasefire thatthey announced last December, and said they were prepared to put an end to acts of violence.· That merger was announced in December.· The winner will be announced on December 2.· The regulator announced in early December that it would launch an inquiry into funds using illicit methods to increase performance.· House of Fraser will announce its December sales on Tuesday.· Among several dismissals announced in December, AT&.
· The new prices were due to begin on December 1, although they were subject to agreement from the regulator.· He began work in December 1919.· A second shutdown that began in December furloughed 280, 000 workers for 21 days.· Production began on December 10, 1984.· Negotiations on a treaty to limit this greenhouse gas begin in December.· He was training outside of Moscow when fighting began in Chechnya in December that year.
· Kibweteere believed that the world would end on December 31, 1999.· Both companies, however, are expected to post losses for the quarter that ended in December.· In the quarter ended December, retail sales by value were up 4. 8 percent from a year earlier.· In a widely supported effort that ended in December, black leaders, including the Rev.· When the program ends in December 2002, patients using Diflucan will continue to receive the medication for free, Pfizer said.· Microsoft said profit from operations rose 45 percent in its second fiscal quarter ending in December.
· Today, major chain stores and automakers are slated to release December sales figures.· The Labor Department will release its report on December changes in consumer prices on Tuesday.· The Labor Department will release delayed December employment data tomorrow morning.· S will release its December sales figures in mid-January.
· The government will report its December consumer price index on Feb. 1.· It posted no violations in November, but did report some in December.
· Passenger traffic on board Le Shuttle in December rose 21 percent on the previous month.· Full-time employment in December rose slightly to 6. 28 million, from 6. 27 million in November.· Total sales for the 44-week period through December rose 14 percent yet same-store sales worldwide rose 1 percent.· Merchandise exports in December rose 15. 9 percent to $ 9. 27 billion.
Last December they visited Prague.in December We got married in December.on December 6th Jake’s birthday is on December 6th.on 6th December British English The event was to take place on 6th December.December 6 American English Her letter arrived December 6.