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/saɪz/

noun

Meaning

  • (obsolete outside dialectal) An assize.

  • A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.

  • A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.

  • The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.

    "The size of the building seemed to have increased since I was last there."

  • A regulation, piece of ordinance.

  • A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.

    "I don't think we have the red one in your size."

  • A number of edges in a graph.

  • Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.

  • An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls.

verb

Meaning

  • To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.

  • To classify or arrange by size.

  • To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.

  • To take a greater size; to increase in size.

  • (Cambridge University) To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.

  • To swell; to increase the bulk of.