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gambling(encyclopedia)
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import(1)(dictionary)

Utg - Poker (gambling) and import(1) (iou)


Utg - Poker (gambling)


Shorthand, particularly in E-mail and Internet postings, for under the gun.

import(1) (iou)



import noun. L16.
[from the verb.]
Something implied or signified by a word, document, etc; meaning; great significance, importance. L16.
existential import: see EXISTENTIAL adjective 2.
H. Keller She grasps the import of whole sentences, catching..the meaning of words she doesn't know. V. Sackville-West His visit had not been without import to him. B. Bettelheim A word that, because of its ancient religious associations, suggests something of deepest import.
Something imported or brought in, the amount or value of what is imported; an imported article or commodity. Usu. in pl. L17.
invisible imports: see INVISIBLE adjective & noun.
Sunday (Calcutta) Not much progress has been made in reducing imports of.., fertilisers, and iron and steel. attrib.: Soldier There are strict import regulations about bringing such animals into the United Kingdom.
The action of importing, importation. L18.
G. J. Goschen It is an error..to look on the balance of trade as a mere question of import and export.