Used in a Sentence

addison

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for addison.

Editorial note

Nobody is valuing taxi companies at $40b A legal Uber already exists (in London): it's called Addison Lee.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname transferred from the given name.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of addison gathered in one view.

noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for addison.

noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.

noun

A place name, including:

Example sentences

1

Nobody is valuing taxi companies at $40b A legal Uber already exists (in London): it's called Addison Lee.

2

Uber is currently available in 56 countries, how many is Addison Lee available in?

3

They seem to coexist well with Uber, Addison Lee, Hailo, and the rest.

4

JFK also had addison's and hypothyroidism, and thus naturally low energy.

5

Always happy to chat about legal tech: addison@cameronhuff.com.

6

If there was no such thing as Uber, and no one else was allowed to write a taxi app other than Addison Lee, it would easily be worth $40 billion.

7

I caught the 1060 Addison reference from the Blues Brothers.

8

I think that's still owned by Addison Wesley.

9

I'm not the person you're replying to, but from a consumer point of view UberX feels like a limo service (in Paris, London..) In London for example, if you didn't know anything about the company, you wouldn't know the UberX drivers were any different to more traditionally set-up private firms like Addison Lee.

Quote examples

1

I found a PDF book called "The Java EE Tutorial" (originally published by Addison-Wesley, don't remember the author(s)) on Sun's web site and fetched it.

2

I have been (and still am) an advisor to Pearson, which now includes Addison-Wesley and Prentice-Hall, ran a book series on "Innovative Technology", solicited authors, and helped get important books published.

3

"Sure, your privacy is important to us - but not to our liquidator, and not as important as maximising shareholder value, sorry..." I expect 1060 West Addison St, Chicago, IL, 60613 is about to get a bunch more spam addressed to Elwood Blues.

Proper noun examples

1

Just to add a bit of history, Apple began publishing the Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines in 1985 jointly with Addison-Wesley.

2

The one by Humble and Farley (Addison-Wesley) is from 2010, is it still relevant?

3

At the very least, purchase a corporate technical library, like the O'Reilly and Addison-Wesley books for each of the technologies you use.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use addison in a sentence?

Nobody is valuing taxi companies at $40b A legal Uber already exists (in London): it's called Addison Lee.

What does addison mean?

A surname transferred from the given name.

What part of speech is addison?

addison is commonly used as noun.