the twelfth month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Dec.
Origin: before 1000; Middle English decembre < Old French < Latin december (stem decembr-) the tenth month of the early Roman year, apparently < *dec(em)-membri-, equivalent to decemten + *-membri- < mens- month + -ri- suffix (with -sr- > -br- and assimilation of nasal)
n. December. (Securities markets. Futures and options trading.) : The bean futures for des fell out of bed yesterday. , Sell the aks and buy the des.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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programming /dek/ decrement, decrease by one. Especially used by assembly language programmers, as many assembly languages have a "dec" mnemonic. Opposite: inc. [Jargon File]