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Terms vs Suffices - What's the difference?

terms | suffices |

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb suffices is

(suffice).

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    suffices

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (suffice)

    • suffice

    English

    Verb

    (suffic)
  • To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate.
    • Two capsules of fish oil a day suffices .
  • * Milton
    • To recount almighty works, / What words or tongue of seraph can suffice ?
  • To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.
    • A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite.
  • * 1838 , The Church of England quarterly review (page 203)
    • Lord Brougham's salary would have sufficed more than ninety Prussian judges.
  • To furnish; to supply adequately.

    • Related terms

    * satisfice * sufficient

    Usage notes

    * Commonly used in the phrase suffice it to say. * Mostly used in modal verb constructions, such as: Half a loaf per day will suffice'''.'' This is much more common than the direct form ''Half a loaf per day '''suffices .

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