modus
Phonetic
美 /ˈmoʊdəs/英 /ˈmoʊdəs/
Translations
NOUNThe arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance., A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, etc., A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi.
Variants
- modi: Plural
Examples
Meta’s modus operandi, after all, is to launch a consumer product, scale it up and start making money from it only if it is adopted by the masses
Source:www.economist.com
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