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Meanings of unit in English

Portuguese
medição
Catalan
unitat
Spanish
unidad
Wikidata

Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.

medição
Catalan
unitat
Spanish
unidad

An organization regarded as part of a larger social group.

unitat
Synonyms
Examples for "social unit"
Examples for "social unit"
1
The teacher meets a class-a collection of pupils in a social unit.
Principles of Teaching
2
Then follows an age when the family is the supreme social unit.
The Soul of Democracy / The Philosophy of the World War in Relat...
3
The family remains the social unit as it has been in all ages.
Usury / A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View
4
The family, not the nation, is the social unit in Genesis.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
5
The social unit here is not the family, it's the community.
Harvest Home
Portuguese
unidade
Catalan
unitat
Spanish
unidad

A single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else.

unidade
Portuguese
todo
Catalan
conjunt
Spanish
unidad

An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.

todo
Usage of unit in English
1
However, the jet's auxiliary power unit was able to continue supplying power.
The Guardian
2
The smaller animal health unit could also slightly increase margins, Bayer said.
Reuters
3
The service company needs immediate access in case the refrigeration unit fails.
Shadow zone
4
General Electric Co, for example, has a water and process technologies unit.
Reuters
5
Button's car required a power unit change following a troubled afternoon session.
Radio NZ
6
Bettison said that the unit had no responsibility for processing police statements.
The Guardian
7
It said unit is seen as a potential IPO in the future.
Reuters
8
Speaking to the media, he said: It was a badly organised unit.
The Guardian
9
Would they work together as a unit, though; that was the question?
The truth of valor
10
The new unit will need to meet Singapore's domestic bank capital rules.
Reuters
11
Their new unit will be known as Wealth Management & Investment Solutions.
Reuters
12
Casino also denied in a statement any possible partnership regarding that unit.
Reuters
13
However, in the profitable German unit, the charge was 519 million pounds.
Reuters
14
Ricoh announced a new new combination camera and GPS unit this week.
Wired
15
The agreement between the French company, its unit and NAB expires today.
The Irish Times
16
For those with money in unit-linked property funds, this is good news.
The Irish Times
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Unit through the time
Unit across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
Common
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