or under
idiom
: or less (than a stated number or amount)
Most of the restaurant's entrees are $10 or under.
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The de minimus exception was instituted back in 1938 and currently allows for goods valued at or under $800 per day per person to be exempt from duties or import taxes.
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Eight roaches danced their way on or under the kitchen exposition line.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Some of it is built out or under construction, including biotechnology offices, a members center for tenants and a parking structure with 1,500 stalls.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
In total, 75% of cases were in children and teenagers aged 19 or under and 95% were in unvaccinated people or people with unknown vaccine status.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Eight roaches danced their way on or under the kitchen exposition line.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Some of it is built out or under construction, including biotechnology offices, a members center for tenants and a parking structure with 1,500 stalls.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
In total, 75% of cases were in children and teenagers aged 19 or under and 95% were in unvaccinated people or people with unknown vaccine status.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Or under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20under. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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