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boil·er·plate — /ˈboılɚˌpleıt/ noun [noncount] US : phrases or sentences that are a standard way of saying something and are often used The last paragraph of the contract was legal boilerplate. [=the last paragraph was exactly the same as paragraphs in other… … Useful english dictionary
boiler plate — noun 1. or boiler iron : flat rolled steel usually about a quarter to a half inch thick used especially for making boilers and tanks and for covering ships 2. a. : syndicated material supplied especially to weekly newspapers in matrix or plate… … Useful english dictionary
Boiler plate — Boiler Boil er, n. 1. One who boils. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. [1913 Webster] Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boilerplate — boil′er•plate or boil′er plate n. 1) mac plating of iron or steel for making the shells of boilers, covering the hulls of ships, etc 2) jou a) syndicated or ready to print copy, used esp. by weekly newspapers b) trite, hackneyed writing 3) inf… … From formal English to slang
boilerplate — boil|er|plate [ˈbɔıləpleıt US ər ] n [U and C] AmE a standard piece of writing or a design for something that can be easily used each time you need it, for example in business or legal documents →↑template ▪ a boilerplate for a fax message ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
boilerplate — boil|er|plate [ bɔılər,pleıt ] noun count or uncount AMERICAN a TEMPLATE (=a standard way of writing something that can be copied) used in legal documents, contracts, etc … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boilerplate — boil·er·plate / bȯi lər ˌplāt/ n: standardized text in documents (as contracts) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. boilerplate … Law dictionary
Boilerplate — Standard terms and conditions. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * boilerplate boil‧er‧plate [ˈbɔɪləˌpleɪt ǁ lər ] noun [countable] LAW an agreement, contract etc with standard wording: • Another piece of boilerplate that it is probably… … Financial and business terms
boilerplate — Standard terms and conditions. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * boilerplate boil‧er‧plate [ˈbɔɪləˌpleɪt ǁ lər ] noun [countable] LAW an agreement, contract etc with standard wording: • Another piece of boilerplate that it is probably useful… … Financial and business terms
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
