microsoft
/ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɔft/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Microsoft Corporation, a technology company.
noun
A company whose products are widespread.
verb
To render more like Microsoft with regards to business practices and tactics.
Slang; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "After its phenomenal stock offering two weeks ago, Netscape Communications Corp. is well on its way to becoming the Microsoft of the Internet."
- "Similarly, said Fraley, farmers were going to demand Bt cotton or Roundup-resistant soybean plants no matter where they went shopping for seeds. Monsanto would be the Microsoft of agriculture."
- "The company wanted to turn Celera into the Microsoft of the gene-hunting world, selling its version of the human genome to private or public gene hunters through a proprietary computer program."
- "Shepherding is more or less gone (though there’s an interesting move back toward discipleship in today’s church especially among those influenced by Rick Warren’s blockbuster book The Purpose-Driven Life), but Integrity remains as sort of the Microsoft of worship music."
- "You could call it the Microsofting of the wine industry. Of course, wine is unlikely to be dominated by one producer or one distributor."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɔft/
- British English: /ˈmaɪkɹəˌsɒft/