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oughts

noun
USAHTS/ɑːts/UKAWTS/ɔːts/

2 meanings of oughts

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of ought. Use this form when you mean more than one ought.

    She counted the oughts at the end of the big number.

    Add two more oughts to write one hundred.

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  2. 2
    nounplural
    Alternative spelling of aughts. Use this for the years from 2000 to 2009.

    Their band got famous back in the oughts.

    Cell phones changed a lot during the oughts.

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oughts is a form of ought

ought, noun: A claim about how things should be, not how they really are. Full entry

Forms
oughtoughts plural
Spelling
ought → oughts: add -s

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