See Also: dear(medicine)
dear(4)(dictionary)
dear(3)(dictionary)
dear(2)(dictionary)
dear(1)(dictionary)
Dear money(finance)
Dear Money(money)
Dear Abby(dictionary)
dear 1, interjection(dictionary)
dear 2, noun(dictionary)

dear(4) (iou)



dear verb trans. LME.
[from DEAR adjective1.]
Make dear or expensive; raise the price of. Scot. Only in LME.
Endear. rare. E17.
Make a fuss over a person. rare. L18.
Address as 'dear'. E19.
F. Marryat Don't dear me, Sir Hurricane, I am not one of your dears.