unit
Example Sentences
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The plant burned more coal—but its rate of sulfur-dioxide emissions per unit of energy produced also roughly doubled, according to the EPA data.
Part of that was the “Wild Weasels,” the name for F-16 units, like Parks and Blea’s, charged with suppressing enemy air defenses.
The company said its quarterly revenue decline was largely driven by the loss of advertising revenue in its television unit, stemming from the end of its deal to air NBA games on TNT.
From MarketWatch
Capital markets unit revenue was up about 7% on a year earlier, with higher equity trading income across most regions and a rise in fixed-income trading revenue, though corporate and investment banking revenue was flat.
He adds that there was a reassuring positive variance in its life and health unit but that renewals look weak.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.