parlance
Example Sentences
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The joint venture is what is known in accounting parlance as a variable interest entity, or VIE for short.
To use the parlance of his press secretary, the gimmick is merely a “vehicular spherical globe.”
From Los Angeles Times
Call them a dynasty if you like — or, in today’s less charitable parlance, a “nepo family.”
From Los Angeles Times
In Amazon parlance, seasonal employees are referred to as “white badges,” while part- and full-time employees are “blue badges.”
From Los Angeles Times
In military parlance, M means multi-use and Q indicates it’s an unmanned aerial vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
