third
♦♦ third /θ'ɜːrd/ (thirds)
1 [ORD]
The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three.
I sleep on the third floor...
It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames...
2 [FRACTION]
A third is one of three equal parts of something.
A third of the cost went into technology and services...
3 [ADV] ADV with cl (not last in cl)
You say third when you want to make a third point or give a third reason for something.
First, interest rates may take longer to fall than is hoped. Second, in real terms, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out much of any improvement.
= thirdly
4 [N-COUNT] usu sing
A third is the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university.third par|ty (third parties)
1 [N-COUNT]
A third party is someone who is not one of the main people involved in a business agreement or legal case, but who is involved in it in a minor role.
You can instruct your bank to allow a third party to remove money from your account.
2 [ADJ]
Third-party insurance is a type of insurance that pays money to people who are hurt or whose property is damaged as a result of something you have done. It does not pay you any money for damage you suffer as a result of your own actions. (BRIT)
Premiums for third-party cover are set to rise by up to 25 per cent.third per|son
[N-SING] the N
In grammar, a statement in the third person is a statement about another person or thing, and not directly about yourself or about the person you are talking to. The subject of a statement like this is `he', `she', `it', or a name or noun.
1 [ORD]
The third item in a series is the one that you count as number three.
I sleep on the third floor...
It was the third time one of his cars had gone up in flames...
2 [FRACTION]
A third is one of three equal parts of something.
A third of the cost went into technology and services...
3 [ADV] ADV with cl (not last in cl)
You say third when you want to make a third point or give a third reason for something.
First, interest rates may take longer to fall than is hoped. Second, in real terms, lending may fall. Third, bad loans could wipe out much of any improvement.
= thirdly
4 [N-COUNT] usu sing
A third is the lowest honours degree that can be obtained from a British university.third par|ty (third parties)
1 [N-COUNT]
A third party is someone who is not one of the main people involved in a business agreement or legal case, but who is involved in it in a minor role.
You can instruct your bank to allow a third party to remove money from your account.
2 [ADJ]
Third-party insurance is a type of insurance that pays money to people who are hurt or whose property is damaged as a result of something you have done. It does not pay you any money for damage you suffer as a result of your own actions. (BRIT)
Premiums for third-party cover are set to rise by up to 25 per cent.third per|son
[N-SING] the N
In grammar, a statement in the third person is a statement about another person or thing, and not directly about yourself or about the person you are talking to. The subject of a statement like this is `he', `she', `it', or a name or noun.