TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 22-Nov-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 22-Nov-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists patent [ peyt-nt; also PAT-nt or, PEYT ] [ noun, adjective, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) the sole right to sell or manufacture an invention that has been conferred by the government 2. (adj.) conferred or protected by a patent 3. (tr.v.) to obtain the right to exclusively manufacture or sell something USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He owned the patent for all of his inventions. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Hybrid Systems, a company he co-founded, has a broad portfolio of patents in this area and will begin clinical trials in 2009. Economist, Cancer killers, By Jan Piotrowski, Nov 19th 2008 taper [ TEY-pe...