ground floor

ground floor

noun
1.
the floor of a building at or nearest to ground level.
2.
Informal. an advantageous position or opportunity in a business matter, especially in a new enterprise: She took the job in the new company because she wanted to get in on the ground floor.

Origin:
1595–1605
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To ground floor

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Ground floor is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Collins
World English Dictionary
ground floor
 
n
1.  the floor of a building level or almost level with the ground
2.  informal get in on the ground floor, start from the ground floor
 a.  to enter a business, organization, etc, at the lowest level
 b.  to be in a project, undertaking, etc, from its inception

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature