Word info Synonyms

thirds

Speech parts

1. thirds - Noun

2. thirds - Verb

Meaning

thirds

plural of third

A third helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
Coordinate term: seconds

(law, historical) The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow was entitled to enjoy during her life.

thirds

third-person singular simple present indicative of third

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Examples

2010s Asia moved beyond the economic crisis and by 2010 had emerged as a new engine of global economic growth though it remained home to two thirds of the world’s poor. Source: Internet

According to a 2012 survey, 47 million people, i.e., up to two thirds of this global number, within the EU claimed to have sufficient German skills to have a conversation. Source: Internet

About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly. Source: Internet

After the agreement, Israel still held more than two thirds of Sinai, which would prove to be a valuable bargaining chip in the coming negotiations. Source: Internet

A leading epidemiologist last night claimed two thirds of cases in Britain are undiagnosed because the Government refuses to recognise symptoms like loss of taste or smell - which other countries like the US acknowledge as signs of infection. Source: Internet

Actually Universal Uclick and United Media practically have no half-page comics, with the remaining strips from both syndicates in this format are published only as "thirds", "fourths", and "sixths" (also called "third tabs"). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms