Definitions for FIRMS
FIRMS

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. firmsnoun

   The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Firmsadjective

   the principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together

2. Etymology: [From Firm, a.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FIRMS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1350

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FIRMS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2586

How to pronounce FIRMS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say FIRMS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FIRMS in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FIRMS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of FIRMS in a Sentence

1. Richard Ketchum:

   If someone asks for a trade to occur, firms are under an obligation to move ahead.

2. Rory McDonald:

   I think it looks bad, these firms are still private, they are still growing and making strategic choices, and those choices are going to matter a whole lot.

3. Chief Executive Ian Lowitt:

   As banks and other financial players pull away, talent is coming onto the market. That puts us in a position that we can hire some people that previously probably wouldn't have come to firms like ours.

4. Ryan Todd:

   Increased hedging activity is a sign these firms view the outlook for the market as constructive enough to put down some protection - in a way it is almost a necessary pre-cursor to a pick-up in spending and/or production, once the value of futures contracts used for hedging moves back into a range that's reasonable, it presents an opportunity to lock in cashflow ahead of when lenders revisit the revolvers the E&P firms have in place. Having a strong outlook for the business, even if it does cap the upside, goes a long way in shoring up the risk of a lack of funding.

5. Adam Marshall:

   Political inaction has already had economic consequences, with many firms hitting the brakes on investment and recruitment decisions, worse still, some companies have moved investment and growth plans as part of their contingency preparations. Some of this investment may never come back to the UK.

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