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Rarecess
The correct spelling is cess.
How to pronounce cess
/sɛs/
nounIPA: /sɛs/
Say it like: Ses-s
The correct spelling is cess. An assessed tax, duty, or levy.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An assessed tax, duty, or levy.
- 2.Usually preceded by good or (more commonly) bad: luck or success.
- 3.Bound; measure.
- 4.The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.
- 5.A bog, in particular a peat bog.
verb
- 1.To levy a cess.
- 2.To cease; to neglect.
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