i.e.
uk/ˌaɪˈiː/us/ˌaɪˈiː/used especially in writing before a piece of information that makes the meaning of something clearer or shows its true meaning:
The hotel is closed during low season, i.e. from October to March.
The price must be more realistic, i.e. lower.
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- The new payroll system will apply from the first payment in the forthcoming tax year, i.e. April.
- For all churches decorous dress is required, i.e. no shorts, bare shoulders, etc.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Meaning & significance
- add
- add up to sth
- badge
- connotation
- denotation
- drift
- drive
- hermeneutic
- hermeneutics
- how
- loaded
- mean
- modality
- other
- pregnant
- put words in/into sb's mouth idiom
- significantly
- signify
- speak to sb idiom
- word
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