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ex

1  [eks]
Use ex in a Sentence
–preposition
1. Finance. without, not including, or without the right to have: ex interest; ex rights.
2. Commerce. free of charges to the purchaser until the time of removal from a specified place or thing: ex ship; ex warehouse; ex elevator.
3. (in U.S. colleges and universities) from, but not graduated with, the class of: ex '47.
Origin:
1835–45; < L. See ex- 1

ex

2  [eks]
–noun
the letter X, x.

ex

3  [eks]
–noun Informal.
a former spouse; ex-wife or ex-husband.
Origin:
1820–30; by shortening

ex

4  [eks]
–adjective Slang.
excellent (def. 1).
Origin:
by shortening

ex-

1 
a prefix meaning “out of,” “from,” and hence “utterly,” “thoroughly,” and sometimes imparting a privative or negative force or indicating a former title, status, etc.; freely used as an English formative: exstipulate; exterritorial; ex-president (former president); ex-member; ex-wife.
Also, e-, ef-.

Origin:
< L, comb. form of ex, ē (prep.) out (of), from, beyond

ex-

2 
var. of exo-.

ex-

3 
a prefix identical in meaning with ex- 1, occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin: exarch; exegesis.
Also, ec-.

Origin:
< Gk comb. form of ex, ek, out (of), from, beyond; see ec-, ex- 1

Ex.

 
Exodus.

ex.

 
1. examination.
2. examined.
3. example.
4. except.
5. exception.
6. exchange.
7. excursion.
8. executed.
9. executive.
10. express.
11. extra.

exo-

 
a combining form meaning “outside,” “outer,” “external,” used in the formation of compound words: exocentric.
Also, ex-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of éxō outside
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ex 1   (ěks)   
prep.  
  1. Not including; without: a stock price ex dividend.
  2. Abbr. x. Business Free of any transport or handling charges incurred before removal from a given location: bought the goods ex warehouse.
  3. From, but not having graduated with, the class of: a Columbia alumnus, ex '70.

[Latin; see eghs in Indo-European roots.]
ex 2   (ěks)   
n.  The letter x.
tr.v.   exed, ex·ing, ex·es
To delete or cross out: He exed each item off the to-do list.
ex 3   (ěks)   
n.   Slang
A former spouse or partner.

[From ex-.]
Ex  
abbr.   Bible
Exodus
ex·o·dus   (ěk'sə-dəs)   
n.  
  1. A departure of a large number of people.
  2. Exodus
    1. The departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
    2. Abbr. Ex or Exod. See Table at Bible.

[Late Latin, from Greek exodos : ex-, out; see exo- + hodos, way, journey.]
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ex

Used in combination to refer to a security that trades without something, such as a dividend, warrant, or some other distribution. For example, when a stock trades ex-dividend, it trades without the right to receive the next dividend payment.

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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Language Translation for : ex
Spanish: anterior,
German: ehemalig,
Japanese: 前の
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Main Entry: ex
Function: abbreviation
1 examined
2 example
3 exercise
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Ex
Exodus
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