sweetener

[ sweet-n-er ]
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noun
  1. something that sweetens, as sugar or a low-calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar.

  2. an added inducement: such sweeteners as tax breaks and low-cost loans.

Origin of sweetener

1
First recorded in 1640–50; sweeten + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for sweetener

sweetener

/ (ˈswiːtə) /


noun
  1. a sweetening agent, esp one that does not contain sugar

  2. informal a bribe

  1. informal a financial inducement

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