denote

denote is on the Academic Word List.

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Denotation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈnəʊt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈnoʊt/

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• Hyphenation: de‧note

Verb

Plain form denote

Third-person singular denotes

Past tense denoted

Past participle denoted

Present participle denoting

1. (transitive) If ${\displaystyle x}$ denotes ${\displaystyle y}$, ${\displaystyle x}$ is a sign of or has the meaning of ${\displaystyle y}$.

   The term "sales mix" is used to denote the percentage of total sales of each product.

   In this text, ungrammatical sentences are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Synonyms

• mean
• label
• stand for

Related words

• denotation
• note
• connotation