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Meanings of dozen in English

Russian
двенадцатка
Portuguese
dúzia
Spanish
docena
Catalan
dotzena
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Set of twelve pieces.

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двенадцатка
Portuguese
dúzia
Catalan
12
Spanish
docena

The cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one.

dúzia

Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units.

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Usage of dozen in English
1
That said, over a dozen companies have pulled out, citing health concerns.
The South African
2
Compared to several hundred billion, several dozen billion is nothing, he said.
The Guardian
3
Eddy started using home telecare five years ago with a dozen units.
Wired
4
Thank heavens Ireland may not come back here for another dozen years.
The Irish Times
5
Sri Lanka saw its cases drop to about a dozen every year.
The new yorker
6
Knowledge of the case file was soon scattered among two dozen people.
Homicide: a year on the killing streets
7
Nearly a dozen new stocks were debuting in New York this week.
Reuters
8
They have a dozen words for 'obedience' but no word for 'loyalty.'
For Honor We Stand
9
More than a dozen EU member states were affected by the crisis.
The Irish Times
10
About a dozen employees, including four traders, have left, the people said.
Reuters
11
I've heard you say it a dozen times over the past month.
Act of treason
12
Each year, her body would be more than a dozen years older.
The Lair of Bones
13
We'd worked a dozen cases together and I knew he was good.
The king of lies
14
An amnesty earlier this week involved just a dozen prisoners being freed.
The Guardian
15
Only a few dozen companies are listed on the local stock market.
Reuters
16
Some two dozen state attorneys general are also involved in the investigation.
Reuters
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Translations for dozen
Spanish
docena
Dozen through the time
Dozen across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
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