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• shelf — W3S3 [ʃelf] n plural shelves [ʃelvz] [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: schelf] 1.) a long flat narrow board attached to a wall or in a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on top/bottom/next etc shelf ▪ Put it back on the top… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shelf life — ➔ life * * * shelf life UK US noun [C] ► the length of time that a product, especially food and medicine, can be kept before it becomes too old to be sold or used: »a short/long shelf life »Vacuum packing gives the fish a shelf life of a couple… …   Financial and business terms

• Shelf cloud — einer Superzelle Eine Shelf cloud ist eine tiefe, horizontal ausgerichtete Arcus Wolke in Keilform, die vor allem in Verbindung mit Gewittern und dabei insbesondere Böenfronten auftritt, seltener auch mit Kaltfronten. Shelf cloud ist ein in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• shelf space — ˈshelf space noun [uncountable] COMMERCE the amount of space that is available on shelves in shops to hold goods that are on sale: • All these brands are competing for shelf space. * * * shelf space UK US noun [U] ► the total amount of space… …   Financial and business terms

• shelf — [ ʃelf ] (plural shelves [ ʃelvz ] ) noun count ** 1. ) a flat piece of wood, plastic, or glass that is attached to the wall or is part of a piece of furniture, used for putting things on: He took a book from the shelf. top/bottom shelf: The… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Shelf (sexual health service), Peterborough — Shelf is a voluntary organisation created with the aim of bringing new levels of sexual health awareness to the youth of Peterborough, England. It was founded in April 2007 and is now run by four school students (from Jack Hunt School,… …   Wikipedia

• shelf company — ➔ company * * * shelf company UK US noun [C] (also off the shelf company, shelf corporation) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a company that has been officially created so that it can be sold to someone who does not want to have to create a company… …   Financial and business terms

• shelf talker — UK US noun [C] (also shelf screamer, also shelf wobbler) INFORMAL ► MARKETING, COMMERCE a piece of printed paper or an electronic screen fixed to a shelf in a store, to bring attention to goods on that shelf: »The promotional material includes a… …   Financial and business terms

• shelf — [shelf] n. pl. shelves [ME, prob. < MLowG schelf, akin to OE scylf, shelf, ledge < IE * skelp < base * (s)kel , to cut > HALF] 1. a thin, flat length of wood or other material fixed horizontally at right angles to a wall and used for… …   English World dictionary

• shelf registration — n: a provision of Securities and Exchange Commission regulations governing public offerings that allows corporations to defer sale of some shares after registration until market conditions are more favorable Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary

• shelf — (n.) late 14c., from M.L.G. schelf shelf, set of shelves, or from O.E. cognate scylfe shelf, ledge, floor, and scylf peak, pinnacle, from P.Gmc. *skelf , *skalf split, possibly from the notion of a split piece of wood (Cf. O.N. skjölf bench ),… …   Etymology dictionary