Look up: Unit

1. Unit
   The unit was a British gold coin valued at 20 shillings issued by James I in 1604.
   Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/J.
   
   
2. Unit
   Is a bundled securities position. One example is the combination of stock warrants with a convertible bond. These two combined positions, particularly, in the context of a new offering are considered as a unit.
   Found on http://www.oasismanagement.com/glossary/
   
   
3. unit
   A standardized package or amount used in shipping, e.g., pallet, slip sheet.
   Found on http://www.fmi.org/facts_figs/glossary_s
   
   
4. Unit
   More than one class of securities trading together as one (eg a stock and a warrant).
   Found on http://www.exchange-handbook.co.uk/index
   
   
5. unit
   Investors purchase units in unit trusts in a similar way to buying shares in companies. The price of a unit is linked directly to the value of the fund's underlying holdings, known as the net asset value (NAV).
   Found on http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/c
   
   
6. unit
   [n] - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole 2. [n] - a single undivided natural entity occurring in the composition of something else 3. [n] - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group 4. [n] - a single undivided whole
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
7. Unit
   Housebuilders often call one property a unit
   Found on http://www.whathouse.co.uk/advice/glossa
   
   
8. Unit
   A standard for comparison in measurements. For example, the metre is a standard length which may be compared to any object to describe its length. See also: Conversions, Engineering Units, SI Units, Unit Cube.
   Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour
   
   
9. unit
   In warfare, another name for a battalion. ...
   Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/
   
   
10. unit
    A standard for comparison in measurements. For example, the meter is a standard length which may be compared to any object to describe its length.
    Found on http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese
    
    
11. unit
    Basic measure used in calculating the amount of credit to be assigned to any particular course(1).Certification that a particular course of study has been passed(2) Category: Management in the public and private sector • an object on which a measurement or observation may be made Category: Standards, measures and testing • e.g.'Administration and support services' Catego…
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
12. Unit
    A stone or brick element (masonry unit) that is laid, normally in mortar, to form masonry.
    Found on http://www.smart.salford.ac.uk/technical
    
    
13. Unit
    Definition (keystage 1) One, as in "Tens and Units". One thing or object.<br />Metres, minutes, kilograms and litres are all called units of measurement.
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14. Unit
    Definition (keystage 2) A unit is one thing or object. Units are odd ones as in "Tens and Units".<br />A unit can also mean a standard quantity which is used to measure other quantities, eg: the metre is a unit of length, the kilogram is a unit of weight.
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15. Unit
    Definition (undergraduate level) Of a ring R , an invertible element, i.e. x such that ∃ y ∈ R with x . y = 1 .
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16. unit
    1. A single thing or person. ... 2. <mathematics> The least whole number; one. "Units are the integral parts of any large number." (I. Watts) ... 3. A gold coin of the reign of James I, of the value of twenty shillings. ... 4. Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amou …
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17. unit
    social unit noun an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; `the coach said the offensive unit did a good job`; `after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit`
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18. unit
    noun a single undivided whole; `an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another`
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19. unit
    building block noun a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; `units of nucleic acids`
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20. unit
    noun an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; `the reduced the number of units and installations`; `the word is a basic linguistic unit`
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21. Unit
    The word `unit` means any of several things: * Unit (housing), in Australia/New Zealand - a self-contained suite of rooms within a set of similar dwellings. * Units of measurement, a fundamental quantity of measurement * Units (Unix), a command-line computer program that does unit conversion * Units conversion by factor-label, a widely used approach for performing unit conversions * A unit can be a general word for a module or device. For more sp...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit
    
    
22. Unit
    The word `unit` means any of several things: * Unit (housing), in Australia/New Zealand - a self-contained suite of rooms within a set of similar dwellings. * Units of measurement, a fundamental quantity of measurement * Units (Unix), a command-line computer program that does unit conversion * Units conversion by factor-label, a widely used approach for performing unit conversions * A unit can be a general word for a module or device. For more sp...
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23. unit
    (u´nit) a single thing; one segment of a whole that is made up of identical or similar segments. a specifically defined amount of anything subject to measurement, as of activity, dimension, velocity, volume, or the like. a distinct part of a hospital, usually having a specific physical location and...
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
24. Unit
    • (n.) A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. • (n.) The least whole number; one. • (n.) A single thing or person. • (n.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. • (n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standar...
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25. unit
    (from the article `measurement system`) Basic to the whole idea of weights and measures are the concepts of uniformity, units, and standards. Uniformity, the essence of any system of ... Measuring a quantity means ascertaining its ratio to some other fixed quantity of the same kind, known as the unit of that kind of quantity. A unit ......
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/9