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bullet
- 1) noun, a) a small metallic missile enclosed in a cartridge, used as the projectile of a gun, rifle, etc b) the entire cartridge
- 2) noun, something resembling a bullet, esp in shape or effect
- 3) noun, stock exchange a fixed interest security with a single maturity date
- 4) noun, commerce a security that offers a fixed interest and matures on a fixed date
- 5) noun, commerce a) the final repayment of a loan that repays the whole of the sum borrowed, as interim payments have been for interest only b) (as modifier)
- 6) noun, slang dismissal, sometimes without notice (esp in the phrases get or give the bullet)
- 7) noun, printing. See centred dot
- 8) noun, bite the bullet. See bite
Etymology
C16: from French boulette, diminutive of boule ball; see bowl2
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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