SUB


Meaning of SUB in English

n. & v. colloq.

n. 1 a submarine. 2 a subscription. 3 a substitute. 4 a sub-editor. 5 Mil. a subaltern. 6 Brit. an advance or loan against expected income.

v. (subbed, subbing) 1 intr. (usu. foll. by for) act as a substitute for a person. 2 tr. Brit. lend or advance (a sum) to (a person) against expected income. 3 tr. sub-edit.

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Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.