Synonyms for sec
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1. second, sec, snoun

   1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, second, instant, sulfur, sulphur, secondment, s, second base, second gear, secant, moment, siemens, indorsement, due south, reciprocal ohm, mho, south, mo, irregular, southward, entropy, randomness, atomic number 16, bit, arcsecond, minute

   Antonyms:
   sweet

2. secant, secnoun

   ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

   Synonyms:
   s, second, secant

   Antonyms:
   sweet

3. Securities and Exchange Commission, SECadjective

   an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

   Synonyms:
   s, second, secant

   Antonyms:
   sweet

4. sec, unsweetadjective

   (of champagne) moderately dry

   Synonyms:
   unsweet

   Antonyms:
   sweet

Matched Categories

1. • Time Unit
   • Trigonometric Function

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sec":

   dry, sek, seg, sce, sect, esa, secs, seconds, s, second, ces, rtas, neat, kiln-dried, minute, acr, smc, art, chd, dried, cab, sces

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1. SEC

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1. Stuart Gulliver:

   The SEC has had an investigation going on for some years on a number of US banks and they have now widened that out to a broader group of banks, of which HSBC is one.

2. Jeff Annison and Paul Scanlan:

   We don’t expect these companies to experience much success. Equity crowdfunding isn’t easy or inexpensive, and the SEC has important safeguards like bad actor checks and reporting requirements that will eliminate most of the riff-raff, plus, the public is sophisticated these days and has access to enough information to make well-informed decisions.

3. Alon Hillel-Tuch:

   We expect the SEC to adopt these rules on Friday, but want to note that they may also propose amendments. If there is a vote of ‘no’ by the SEC I would expect a swift Congressional hearing to follow to understand the disconnect.

4. Mark Harmon:

   I have been representing transfer agents for the better part of 20 years, and I would say the frequency of SEC inquiries on these issues, and the depth at which they are doing it has increased in the last few years.

5. Equifax Inc:

   We are fully cooperating with the SEC and the Department of Justice, and will continue to do so, we take corporate governance and compliance very seriously and will not tolerate violations of our policies.