单词 | cess |
释义 | cess1[ ses ] / sɛs / nounBritish. a tax, assessment, or lien. (in Scotland) a land tax. (in Ireland) a military assessment. (in India) an import or sales tax on a commodity. verb (used with object)British. to tax; assess. Origin of cess11400–50; late Middle English; aphetic variant of obsolete assess assessment, noun use of assess (v.) Words nearby cesscesium 137, České Budějovice, Československo, Cesky terrier, cespitose, cess, cessation, cessative, cesser, cession, cessionary Definition for cess (2 of 2)cess2 [ ses ] / sɛs / noun Irish English Informal.luck (usually used in the expression bad cess to): Bad cess to them! Origin of cess2First recorded in 1855–60; perhaps aphetic variant of success Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cessBritish Dictionary definitions for cess (1 of 3)cess1 / (sɛs) / nounBritish any of several special taxes, such as a land tax in Scotland (formerly, in Ireland)
verb(tr) British to tax or assess for taxation (formerly in Ireland) to impose (soldiers) upon a population, to be supported by them Word Origin for cessC16: short for assessment British Dictionary definitions for cess (2 of 3)cess2 / (sɛs) / nounan Irish slang word for luck bad cess to you! Word Origin for cessC19: probably from cess 1 (sense 2) British Dictionary definitions for cess (3 of 3)cess3 / (sɛs) / nounshort for cesspool Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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