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Sachs

Sachs proper noun: a surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].

Proper noun

Sachs

  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
    • The stock is up more-than 45% this year, putting AmEx slightly ahead of Goldman Sachs (GS). Like Goldman and other top financial stocks, Amex has thrived during the past few months as the economy has roared back to life following the brief Covid recession last year and consumers started spending...2021 July 23, Paul R. La Monica, “American Express is the Dow’s top stock for 2021. Here’s why”, in CNN Business

Origin of Sachs

From the German surname, from Sachse (“Saxon”).

Words formed from Sachs

Questions about Sachs

What does Sachs mean?
Sachs means a surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
What part of speech is Sachs?
Sachs is a proper noun.

Words near Sachs in the dictionary

  1. Sachie
  2. Sachiko
  3. sachima
  4. sachitid
  5. sachitids
  6. Sachs
  7. Sachs' curvature
  8. Sachs' solution
  9. Sachs's curvature
  10. Sachs's solution
  11. Sachs-Hornbostel

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