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. Clay Travis:

   We are starting off with the biggest game of them all on opening weekend in college football, the Georgia-Clemson game. Then on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Texas is joining the SEC and they’re getting an early preview of that on the road in Fayetteville, Arkansas and then we’re going down to Gainesville, Florida for Alabama against Florida.

2. Gregory Craig:

   At the same time, however, Phil has no desire to benefit from any transaction that the SEC sees as questionable.

3. Terry Weiss:

   The SEC’s administrative proceeding process provides the SEC an unfair home court advantage.

4. Jeff Annison and Paul Scanlan:

   We don’t expect these companies to experience much success. Equity crowdfunding isn’t easy or inexpensive, and the SEC has important safeguards like bad actor checks and reporting requirements that will eliminate most of the riff-raff, plus, the public is sophisticated these days and has access to enough information to make well-informed decisions.

5. Elisse Walter:

   I have never known people at the SEC to be there to serve the industry.