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Definition of Keep open

1. Verb. Retain rights to. "Keep open the possibility of a merger"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Keep Open

Literary usage of Keep open

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"... intrepidity, and high sense of responsibility as a body, has contributed more than hydraulic engineering to keep open the approach to Calcutta. ..."

2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"order that the place may keep open. 1t is not met by the mere refusal to sell intoxicating liquors. 1t means more. As to keep open is a standing invitation ..."

3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1870)
"In this form the triple side of the plain filter is broken up, and the folded portions keep open passages instead of hindering filtration. ..."

4. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1814)
"[heavy snows fall, their settling; near each other enabled them to keep open the communication, by uniting their efforts, which is still the case. ..."

5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1871)
"In this form the triple side of the plain filter is broken up, and the folded portions keep open passages instead of hindering filtration. ..."

6. The Political Code of the State of California by California, Creed Haymond, John Chilton Burch (1874)
"To keep open record. Surveys, and what same must set forth. May call assistance, but no charge ... keep open ..."

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