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preposition/les/
/les/
- used before a particular amount that must be taken away from the amount just mentioned synonym minus
- a monthly salary of $3 000 less tax and insurance
- We were told that a refund would be made, less 10% admin costs.
Word OriginOld English lǣssa, of Germanic origin; related to Old Frisian lēssa, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loisthos ‘last’.Want to learn more?
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