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patents

USPAT-uhnts/ˈpætənts/UKPAY-tuhnts/ˈpeɪtənts/

2 meanings of patents

Practice

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

    The company holds dozens of patents on its battery designs.

    Several patents expired last year, so other firms can copy the method now.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present tense of patent. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    She patents every new device that comes out of her workshop.

    The startup patents its software before pitching to investors.

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patents is a form of patent

patent, noun: An official paper that gives an inventor the only right to make and sell a new invention for a set time. Full entry

Forms
patentpatents plural
Spelling
patent → patents: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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