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1  [sahyz] noun, verb, sized, siz⋅ing.
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–noun
1. the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught.
2. considerable or great magnitude: to seek size rather than quality.
3. one of a series of graduated measures for articles of manufacture or trade: children's sizes of shoes.
4. extent; amount; range: a fortune of great size.
5. actual condition, circumstance, or state of affairs: That's about the size of it.
6. a number of population or contents: What size is Springfield, Illinois? The size of that last shipment was only a dozen.
7. Obsolete. a fixed standard of quality or quantity, as for food or drink.
–verb (used with object)
8. to separate or sort according to size.
9. to make of a certain size.
10. Metallurgy. to press (a sintered compact) to close tolerances.
11. Obsolete. to regulate or control according to a fixed standard.
—Verb phrase
12. size up, Informal.
a. to form an estimate of (a situation, person, etc.); judge: They sized him up with a look.
b. to meet a certain standard: He doesn't size up to my expectations.
—Idioms
13. of a size, of the same or similar size: The two poodles are of a size.
14. try on for size,
a. to put on briefly in order to test the fit of, as a garment or shoes.
b. to consider, evaluate, do, or use before taking further action: We'll try the plan on for size to see whether it's practical.
Origin:
1250–1300; (n.) ME syse orig., control, regulation, limit < OF sise, aph. var. of assise assize; (v.) in part repr. late ME sisen to regulate (itself partly deriv. of the n., partly aph. var. of assisen to fix, ordain, assess < OF assiser, deriv. of assise assize ), in part deriv. of the n. in later senses

Synonyms:
1. Size, volume, mass, bulk are terms referring to the extent or dimensions of that which has magnitude and occupies space. Size is the general word: of great size; small in size. Volume often applies to something that has no fixed shape: Smoke has volume. Mass, also, does not suggest shape, but suggests a quantity of matter in a solid body: a mass of concrete. Bulk suggests weight, and often a recognizable, though perhaps unwieldy, shape: the huge bulk of an elephant.
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2  [sahyz] noun, verb, sized, siz⋅ing.
–noun
1. any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or as an adhesive ground for gold leaf on books.
–verb (used with object)
2. to coat or treat with size.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME sise, syse (n.); perh. special use of size 1
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size 1   (sīz)   
n.  

  1. The physical dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or extent of an object.

  2. Any of a series of graduated categories of dimension whereby manufactured articles, such as shoes and clothing, are classified.

    1. Considerable extent, amount, or dimensions: a debt of enormous size.

    2. Relative amount or number, as of population or contents: What size is Cleveland?

  4. Character, value, or status with reference to relative importance or the capacity to meet given requirements: Try this proposal on for size.

  5. The actual state of affairs: That's about the size of the situation.

tr.v.   sized, siz·ing, siz·es

  1. To arrange, classify, or distribute according to size.

  2. To make, cut, or shape to a required size.

adj.  Sized. Often used in combination: bite-size appetizers; an economy-size package.
Phrasal Verb(s):
size upTo make an estimate, opinion, or judgment of: She sized up her opponent.

[Middle English sise, from Old French, court session, law, short for assise; see assize.]
siz'er n.
size 2   (sīz)   
n.  Any of several gelatinous or glutinous substances usually made from glue, wax, or clay and used as a glaze or filler for porous materials such as paper, cloth, or wall surfaces.
tr.v.   sized, siz·ing, siz·es
To treat or coat with size or a similar substance.

[Middle English sise, probably from Old French, a setting; see size1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

size  (n.)
c.1300, "an ordinance to fix the amount of a payment or tax," from O.Fr. sise, shortened form of assise "session, assessment, regulation, manner" (see assize), probably a misdivision of l'assise as la sise. The sense of "extent, amount, magnitude" (c.1400) is from the notion of regulating something by fixing the amount of it (weights, food portions, etc.). Specific sense of "set of dimensions of an article of clothing or shoe" is attested from 1591. Sizeable "fairly large" is recorded from 1613.

size  (v.)
c.1400, "to regulate," from size (n.). Meaning "to make of a certain size" is from 1609; that of "to classify according to size" is first attested 1635. Verbal phrase size up "estimate, assess" is from 1847 and retains the root sense of size (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

size

  1. The market for a security in which a relatively large volume is being offered for sale or in which a large volume can be absorbed. Size in a security is more important for institutional investors than it is for individuals, because most individuals usually do not trade in sufficiently high volume to warrant concern about the size of the market.

  2. The number of units bid for and offered in the current quote, usually expressed in abbreviated form, such as, BP 5.10-.15, 2,000 by 1,000.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Idioms & Phrases

size

In addition to the idiom beginning with size, also see cut down (to size); pick on (someone your own size); take down a notch (to size); that's about the size of it; try on (for size).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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