Synonyms for sec
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1. second, sec, snoun

   1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, second, instant, sulfur, sulphur, secondment, s, second base, second gear, secant, moment, siemens, indorsement, due south, reciprocal ohm, mho, south, mo, irregular, southward, entropy, randomness, atomic number 16, bit, arcsecond, minute

   Antonyms:
   sweet

2. secant, secnoun

   ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

   Synonyms:
   s, second, secant

   Antonyms:
   sweet

3. Securities and Exchange Commission, SECadjective

   an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

   Synonyms:
   s, second, secant

   Antonyms:
   sweet

4. sec, unsweetadjective

   (of champagne) moderately dry

   Synonyms:
   unsweet

   Antonyms:
   sweet

Matched Categories

1. • Time Unit
   • Trigonometric Function

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sec":

   dry, sek, seg, sce, sect, esa, secs, seconds, s, second, ces, rtas, neat, kiln-dried, minute, acr, smc, art, chd, dried, cab, sces

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1. SEC

   What does SEC stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SEC acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. Kara Kennedy:

   The problem is, the SEC has not defined what red flags are, let's get in front of the SEC and lets ask for guidance. And if they won’t give it to us, let's come up with a standard ourselves.

2. Stephen Diamond:

   It could really have turned out far worse for him, the consequences of thumbing his nose at the SEC could have been far worse for him and the company.

3. Elizabeth Warren:

   We actually don't know who all the players are in all this — whether there's big money on both sides, that's why we need an SEC investigation.

4. Stuart Gulliver:

   The SEC has had an investigation going on for some years on a number of US banks and they have now widened that out to a broader group of banks, of which HSBC is one.

5. Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt:

   Congress is saying 'give it to the SEC' because they know the SEC is so politically divided that (the agency) can't get to the issue until 2016.