cons.

kɒnz.

Definition

Definition of cons. - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: consultation

Rare

meeting to get advice or information

Rare

The patient has a cons. with the doctor.

conference

meeting

abr: con artist

Rare

person who tricks others to get money

Rare

The police caught a cons. last week.

fraudster

swindler

abr: constant

TECH.

value that does not change in a math problem

TECH.

Let cons. be equal to 5 in this equation.

const.

abr: constable

Rare

police officer responsible for keeping order in a district

Rare

The cons. arrived quickly at the scene.

peace officer

police officer

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Origin of cons.

Latin conscribere (to write together)

Terms with cons. included in their meaning

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weigh your options

decision making

evaluate the pros and cons

deliberate

discussion

discuss the pros and cons of an issue

positive balance

pros and cons

situation where positive aspects outweigh negatives

Examples of cons. in a sentence

The cons. lasted only fifteen minutes.
The cons. escaped with thousands of dollars.
Beware of cons. targeting tourists.
The cons. remains unchanged throughout the calculation.
Assign a value to cons. before solving.
The cons. took statements from witnesses.

A cons. patrolled the neighborhood nightly.

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French:consult., arnaqueur, ...
German:Kons., Betr., ...
Italian:cons., truffatore, ...
Spanish:cons., estafador, ...
Portuguese:cons., burlão, ...
Chinese:咨询会, 骗子, ...
Japanese:面談, 詐欺師, ...
Arabic:استشارة, محتال, ...
Hebrew:ייעוץ, אִישׁ נוֹכֵל, ...
Russian:конс., мошенник, ...
Ukrainian:конс., шахрай, ...
Hindi:कंस., ठग, ...
Bengali:cons., কন আর্টিস্ট, ...
Catalan:cons., estafador, ...
Czech:konzultace, podvodník, ...
Danish:kons., cons., ...
Dutch:consultatie, oplichter, ...
Greek:συμβουλευτική, απατεώνας, ...
Hungarian:konzultáció, szélhámos, ...
Khmer:ការពិគ្រោះយោបល់, ជនឆបោក, ...
Korean:상담, 사기꾼, ...
Persian:مشاوره, cons., ...
Polish:konsultacja, oszust, ...
Portuguese (BR):cons., 171, ...
Romanian:cons., escroc, ...
Swedish:kons, bedragare, ...
Thai:ปรึกษา, นักต้มตุ๋น, ...
Turkish:danışma, Dolandırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:TV, kẻ lừa đảo, ...

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