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fraction

noun as in part

noun as in incomplete number

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Obtaining the appropriate visa is just a fraction of the cost of an international move.

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This could renew pressure around vice chancellors pay, even though it is a tiny fraction of the spending of universities with a turnover of £500m or more.

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They believe that tackling contrails could achieve a major win for the climate, at a fraction of the cost.

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In reality, the 82 graves represent only a fraction of the total number of men lost from the bases.

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He also pointed out that although moving power cables underground is expensive, it's likely to amount to a fraction of a firm's total earnings.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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