Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.
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- adverb in a
compulsory manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a manner that cannot be evaded
Etymologies
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Examples
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Until April 2010, their preferred instrument was the so-called compulsorily convertible preference shares.
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On the dates redundancy notices are issued no personnel preparing for, deployed on, or returning from combat operations and in receipt of post-tour leave will be made compulsorily redundant.
Job cut hitlist for military personnel to be unveiled by MoD 2011
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And the tyranny of a compulsorily social world is that it negates the possibility of the underground and the alternative.
Rajiv Naresh: Meme Wars and the Death of the Underground Rajiv Naresh 2012
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Under the agreement, Apollo will invest 13.05 billion rupees in Welspun Corp., including about 7.88 billion rupees by subscribing to fully and compulsorily convertible debentures.
Apollo Global to Invest in Welspun Group Ashutosh Joshi 2011
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And the tyranny of a compulsorily social world is that it negates the possibility of the underground and the alternative.
Rajiv Naresh: Meme Wars and the Death of the Underground Rajiv Naresh 2012
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In fact, some analysts are now of the view that all cellphones should compulsorily display their radiation levels.
11 Cellphones that Emit the Highest Radiation Levels | Impact Lab 2010
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As has been said before, nobody likes to play the compulsorily generous rôle of a scab.
THE SCAB 2010
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The $2 billion fund, which Australia's Macquarie Capital Group Ltd and State Bank of India are raising jointly, subscribed to compulsorily convertible bonds or preference shares, the company said in release to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Macquarie SBI Fund Invests in GMR Airports Shraddha Nair 2011
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Just as his act makes his rivals compulsorily generous, so do they, by fortune of birth and training, make compulsory his act of generousness.
THE SCAB 2010
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The private equity arm of Anil Ambani's Reliance Capital has invested in different entities of the VVF group through a combination of equity shares and compulsorily convertible debentures.
Deals India: Morning News Roundup DEALS INDIA STAFF 2011
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