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| account |
an arrangement wherein a bank or other financial institution holds a customer's deposited funds so that the funds are safe but can be accessed at any time by the customer, or the conception of this arrangement as a container for the funds that are kept. [1/16 definitions] |
| assistant |
a person holding a secondary or junior position in an office or organization. [1/2 definitions] |
| associate |
a person holding a subordinate rank of membership. [1/10 definitions] |
| asst. |
abbreviation of "assistant," a person holding a secondary or junior position in an office or organization. |
| czar |
any person holding a position of great public power in some area. [1/3 definitions] |
| major |
the military rank above captain and below lieutenant colonel, or a person holding this rank. [1/6 definitions] |
| officer |
a person holding a position of trust and responsibility in a business organization or government agency. [1/3 definitions] |
| tablespoonful |
the amount a tablespoon holds; tablespoon. |
| teaspoonful |
the amount that a teaspoon holds; teaspoon. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or esp. an organization holds as being true. |
| trustee |
a person holding and administering property in the interests of a beneficiary. [1/3 definitions] |
| wagonload |
the load that a wagon holds or can hold. |
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