firm

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Etymology 1

From German Firma (“‘business", "name of business’”), from Italian firma (“‘signature’”), from firmare (“‘to sign’”), from Latin firmare (“‘to make firm", "to confirm (by signature)’”), from firmus (“‘firm", "stable’”)

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firm (plural firms)

1. (British, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
2. (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
3. (slang) A criminal gang

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[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English ferme < Old French ferme < Latin firmus = (strong, steady)

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firm (comparative firmer, superlative firmest)

1. steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
2. fixed (in opinion)
3. solid, rigid (material state)

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• firm up
• firmish
• firmly
• firmness
• firmware

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to firm (third-person singular simple present firms, present participle firming, simple past and past participle firmed)

1. (transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.
2. (transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
3. (intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.
4. (intransitive) To improve after decline.
5. (intransitive) Aust. To shorten (of betting odds).

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