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greeks

/ɡɹiːks/

greeks is the plural of greek.

greeks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of greek.

Meaning of greek

Verb

greek (third-person singular simple present greeks, present participle greeking, simple past and past participle greeked)

  1. (transitive) To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.
    • You can specify the type size below which text will be greeked in the Preferences dialog box. Designers often prefer to use greeked text in rough layouts because it helps the client focus on the design rather than on the words.1991, Ronnie Shushan, Don Wright, Desktop Publishing by Design, 2nd edition, Redmond, Wash.: Microsoft Press, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.
  3. (transitive) To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.

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Noun (1) capitalized: Greeks

Greeks

  1. (plural) plural of Greek

Noun (2) capitalized: Greeks

Greeks pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The quantities representing the sensitivity of the price of derivatives to a change in underlying parameters on which the value of an instrument or portfolio is dependent (so called because some are denoted by Greek letters).

Proper noun capitalized: Greeks

Greeks

  1. (plural) plural of Greek

Verb capitalized: Greeks

Greeks

  1. (indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of Greek

Phrases with greeks

Words that rhyme with greeks

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Questions about greeks

What does greeks mean?
Greeks means the quantities representing the sensitivity of the price of derivatives to a change in underlying parameters on which the value of an instrument or portfolio is dependent (so called because some are denoted by Greek letters).
What is greeks the plural of?
Greeks is the plural of greek.
What part of speech is greeks?
Greeks can be a noun, a proper noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce greeks?
Greeks is pronounced /ɡɹiːks/.

Words near greeks in the dictionary

  1. Greekling
  2. Greeklings
  3. Greeklish
  4. Greekly
  5. Greekness
  6. greeks
  7. greeks it
  8. Greektown
  9. Greektowns
  10. Greeky
  11. Greeley

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Adapted from Wiktionary: greeks (page history and authors); Greeks (page history and authors); greek (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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