If you ask someone to wait a sec, you are asking them to wait for a very short time.
[informal]
Can you just hang on a sec?
Be with you in a sec.
sec.
(sek)
Word forms: plural secs
1.
Sec. is a written abbreviation for second1 or , seconds.
Grete Waitz finished with a time of 2 hrs, 29 min., 30 sec.
2.
Sec. is a written abbreviation for secretary, especially when it is used as part of a person's title.
Details are available from the Hon. Sec. A.R. Bushby.
sec in British English1
(sɛk)
adjective
1.
(of wines) dry
2.
(of champagne) of medium sweetness
Word origin
C19: from French, from Latin siccus
sec in British English2
(sɛk)
noun
informal short for second2
wait a sec
sec in British English3
(sɛk)
abbreviation for
secant
secant in British English3
(ˈsiːkənt)
noun
1.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the adjacent side; the reciprocal of cosine
Abbreviation: sec
2.
a line that intersects a curve
SEC in British English
abbreviation for
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission in British English
noun
a US federal agency established in 1934 to supervise and regulate issues of and transactions in securities and to prosecute illegal stock manipulations
Abbreviation: SEC
sec. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
second (of time)
2.
secondary
3.
secretary
4.
section
5.
sector
SEC in American English
Securities and Exchange Commission
sec in American English1
(sɛk)
noun
Informal
second2 (sense 1) second2 (sense 3)
wait a sec—OK?
sec in American English2
(sɛk)
French
adjective
dry; not sweet
said of wine
Word origin
Fr: see sack3
sec in American English3
1.
secant
2.
second(s)
3.
secondary
4.
secretary
5.
section(s)
6.
sector
7.
secundum
8.
security
SEC in Finance
(ɛs i si) or Securities and Exchange Commission
abbreviation
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
The SEC is the US agency responsible for regulating the financial reporting of companies whose stock is publicly traded.
Private placement of securities directly to an institutional investor like an insurancecompany avoid the need for SEC registration if the securities are purchased for investment as opposed to resale.
Filing with the SEC is required prior to selling restricted and control stock, and the number of sharesthat may be sold is limited.
The SEC is the US agency responsible for regulating the financial reporting of companieswhose stock is publicly traded.
Examples of 'sec' in a sentence
sec
A white lady is the beautifully simple combination of two parts gin, one part triple sec and lemon juice.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He took 12 mins 46 secs.
The Sun (2011)
Word lists with
sec
Wine terms
Chinese translation of 'sec'
sec
(sɛk) (inf)
n(c)
一会(會)儿(兒) (yīhuìr)
I'll just be a sec我只要一会(會)儿(兒) (wǒ zhǐ yào yīhuìr)