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as-is

as-is is the alternative spelling of as is.

Meaning of as is

Adjective

as is (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) as it is; in its present unchangeable state or condition, especially as a contractual condition and obligation of sale or agreement compliance.
    • I bought the car as is, so the seller was within his legal rights to refuse to repair it when it broke down after two days.

Noun

as-is (uncountable)

  1. current status
    • Discovery of the as-is provides a starting point by defining the current business environment, state of operations, security posture, and other relevant aspects to the project. Comparing the as-is to the to-be provides a gap analysis between where the organization is and where it wants to be.2008, Keith D. Willett, Information Assurance Architecture, page 49
    Synonyms:
    now

Synonyms of as-is

Antonyms

Questions about as-is

What does as-is mean?
As-is means current status.
What is as-is the alternative spelling of?
As-is is the alternative spelling of as is.
What part of speech is as-is?
As-is is a noun.

Words near as-is in the dictionary

  1. as't
  2. as-
  3. as-built
  4. as-builts
  5. as-if rule
  6. as-is
  7. AS-level
  8. AS-levels
  9. As-Nas
  10. as-salamu alaykum
  11. As-Seeb

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Adapted from Wiktionary: as-is (page history and authors); as is (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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