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cess

The correct spelling is cess.

How to pronounce cess

/sɛs/
noun

IPA: /sɛs/

Say it like: Ses-s

The correct spelling is cess. An assessed tax, duty, or levy.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An assessed tax, duty, or levy.
  2. 2.Usually preceded by good or (more commonly) bad: luck or success.
  3. 3.Bound; measure.
  4. 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. 5.A bog, in particular a peat bog.

verb

  1. 1.To levy a cess.
  2. 2.To cease; to neglect.

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