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sizable
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siz·a·ble also size·a·ble  (sz-bl)
adj.
Of considerable size; fairly large.

siza·ble·ness n.
siza·bly adv.

sizable, sizeable [ˈsaɪzəbəl]
adj
quite large
sizableness , sizeableness n
sizably , sizeably adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sizable - fairly largesizable - fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
2.sizable - large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"


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A senior manager said that October is usually a sluggish month for Makalot, but this year the company kept receiving orders in October after the hot season in the third quarter, which helped to raise revenues sizably.
In the afternoon, however, stocks came under profit taking, with the Dow's gain trimmed sizably.
This seems reasonable because the period of the EU accession (May 2004) was characterised by a sizably faster increase in the 'out-of-pocket' expenditure prices than of the overall CPI index, mainly due to the fast growth of food prices (Figure 6).
 
 
 
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