S.E.C

U.S. Government.

Securities and Exchange Commission: a board, consisting of five members, charged with regulating the public offer and sale of securities.

Also, S.E.C.

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sec¹ (sɛk)

—*adj*
1.	(of wines) dry
2.	(of champagne) of medium sweetness

[C19: from French, from Latin siccus]

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sec² (sɛk)

—n
	informal short for second : wait a sec

sec³ (sɛk)

—*abbreviation for*
	secant

SEC

—*abbreviation for*
	Securities and Exchange Commission

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sec
Abbreviation of secant

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sec definition

[sɛk]

n.
a second; an instant. (See also tick.) : I'll be with you in a sec. Keep your pants on!
n.
and secs. a Seconal barbiturate capsule. (Drugs.) : I started taking sec in the hospital and just couldn't stop.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

sec

secant
second
secretary

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission
security deposit

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