COMMENCING Definition & Meaning

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commencing

[ kuh-men-sing ]

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noun

the act, fact, or time of starting or beginning:
From the commencing of his career as a painter, his prime concerns have been people's pain and longing and the beauty of nature.

adjective

starting; beginning:
She became a Junior Assistant in the local public library at a commencing salary of $45 a week—not bad for those days.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of commencing¹

First recorded in 1580–90; commenc(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; commenc(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

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Trump could not hide his annoyance that he had to go through these motions before commencing with the real task at hand: exploiting his position to suck up as much corrupt cash as humanly possible.

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He said the outlook for the business appeared "considerably worse" with increases to the minimum wage and national insurance contributions, and reductions to business rates relief commencing in April.

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Moments later, Mara placed his left knee on a foam pad, commencing a series of alternating arm stretches.

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The lawsuit also brings forth class action allegations on behalf of “all nonexempt hourly individuals who worked for Fox in California during the period commencing four years prior to the filing of this Complaint.”

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However, the Pensions Minister, Emma Reynolds, told Parliament on 4 December that the total number of unprocessed Pension Credit applications in the end of week commencing 18th November was 91,075.

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