a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
Used in a Sentence
slice
How to use slice in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for slice.
Editorial note
Sure, it made money, and I was taking a happy slice.
Examples7
Definitions10
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of slice gathered in one view.
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for slice.
noun
a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
See also: piece
noun
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
See also: piece
noun
a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
noun
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
noun
a thin flat piece cut off of some object
noun
a spatula for spreading paint or ink
verb
make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"
See also: slit
verb
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
verb
cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please"
verb
hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
Example sentences
Sure, it made money, and I was taking a happy slice.
Every single slice of pizza I ate there was pure perfection.
A client pays monthly for the one slice and it really doesn't look like it will cover costs with the shift to their 'cloud' servers.
I use the slicehost interface to manage a dozen or so domains and their subdomains.
Now, depending who you talk to, that might be just an image problem, or it might be a really large slice of our industry who are sexist.
The value and meaning of citizenship will rapidly change and tolerance for outsiders taking a slice of the pie will rapidly plunge.
I mean, we are running Access in Wine in X11 on Linux in an isolated user account on our server slice that revision controls your Access database in git, and we're displaying it using VNC in your web browser in flash.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use slice in a sentence?
Sure, it made money, and I was taking a happy slice.
What does slice mean?
a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
What part of speech is slice?
slice is commonly used as noun, verb.