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UK
/dˈɛkeɪd/
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[ US /ˈdɛkeɪd, dɛˈkeɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈdɛkeɪd, dɛˈkeɪd/ ]
NOUN
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- a period of 10 years
How To Use decade In A Sentence
- He had 112 helpers, many of whom had worked on some of the best fantasy movies of the past decade. Times, Sunday Times
- We're currently shrinking the size of technology by a factor of 5.6 per linear dimension per decade, so it is conservative to say that this scenario will be feasible in a few decades.
- But decades of research have gone by and scientists remain incapable of creating a sustainable fusion reaction that could be used to create reliable power.
- With more than a decade of contactless payment experience, the company has delivered tens of millions of chips to the market.
- Christopher Rees is another self-taught value investor but runs a concentrated portfolio of only ten stocks; his average annual return for the last decade is 24%. Tap Your Inner Buffett
- Or a pragmatic solution to an expensive problem that has dogged homebuyers for decades? Times, Sunday Times
- The decade following saw the first railway train arrive from the East, the first C.P.R. steamship anchored in port, the Klondike "boom," and the great mining industries of British Columbia well under way. Canadian Cities of Romance
- Such schemes last for decades - far longer than solar panels or wind turbines - so they offer reliable green power. Times, Sunday Times
- They are accused of hatching a decade-long plot to keep wholesale oil prices artificially high. The Sun
- For more than two decades, the United States government has been attempting to develop a plan for the storage of high-level nuclear wastes.