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Executive vs Trustee - What's the difference?

executive | trustee |


As an adjective executive

is .

As a noun trustee is

a person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

As a verb trustee is

to commit (property) to the care of a ; as, to trustee an estate.

Pau vs Afford - What's the difference?

pau | afford |


As a proper noun pau

is cognate to english paul.

As a verb afford is

to incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc; to be able or rich enough.

Suspend vs Close - What's the difference?

suspend | close |


In obsolete terms the difference between suspend and close

is that suspend is to make to depend while close is out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.

As verbs the difference between suspend and close

is that suspend is to halt something temporarily while close is to remove a gap.

As a noun close is

an end or conclusion.

As an adjective close is

closed, shut.

Officer vs Trustee - What's the difference?

officer | trustee |


As nouns the difference between officer and trustee

is that officer is (one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization)One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations while trustee is a person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process.

As verbs the difference between officer and trustee

is that officer is to supply with officers while trustee is to commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to trustee an estate.

Trustee vs Officers - What's the difference?

trustee | officers |


As nouns the difference between trustee and officers

is that trustee is a person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached in a trustee process while officers is .

As a verb trustee

is to commit (property) to the care of a ; as, to trustee an estate.

Leat vs Brook - What's the difference?

leat | brook |


As a noun leat

is an artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace.

As a proper noun brook is

for someone living by a brook .

Wine vs Plane - What's the difference?

wine | plane |


In countable terms the difference between wine and plane

is that wine is a serving of wine while plane is (deciduous tree) A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.

In transitive terms the difference between wine and plane

is that wine is to entertain with wine while plane is to smooth (wood) with a plane.

As an adjective plane is

of a surface: flat or level.

Charmed vs Petrify - What's the difference?

charmed | petrify |


As verbs the difference between charmed and petrify

is that charmed is past tense of charm while petrify is to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.

As an adjective charmed

is bewitched, under a magic spell (cast by a charm).

Leet vs Brook - What's the difference?

leet | brook |


As a noun leet

is (scotland) a portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office or leet can be (british|obsolete) a regular court in which the certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction or leet can be (zoology) the european pollock or leet can be (internet slang).

As a verb leet

is (obsolete) (let).

As an adjective leet

is of or relating to leetspeak.

As a proper noun brook is

for someone living by a brook .

Measures vs Sizes - What's the difference?

measures | sizes |


As nouns the difference between measures and sizes

is that measures is plural of lang=en while sizes is plural of lang=en.

As a verb measures

is third-person singular of measure.

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