grad
pronunciation
How to pronounce grad in British English:
UK [græd]
How to pronounce grad in American English:
US [ɡræd]
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- Noun:
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Word Origin
- grad (n.)
- abbreviation of graduate (n.), attested from 1871.
Example
- 1. The first commercially successful product was patented by mit grad hiram percy maxim in 1909 .
- 2. Working through the arrow-debreu proofs was a major part of the mit grad student experience .
- 3. For example , a grad student might be experiencing stress and second thoughts about school when in the midst of a tough class .
- 4. My peers concluded I was taking a huge gamble and throwing away a golden opportunity to get on to a grad scheme and work my way up the career ladder .
- 5. Levy 's research suggests that a male high school grad in 1980 could expect his income to grow by about 75 percent before peaking in his mid-40s , versus just 61 percent today .