Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ویره‌سی (viresi, veresi),[1][2] or ویره‌سی یه (viresiye, veresiye), from ویرمك (virmek, vermek),[3] equivalent to ver- (to give, to deliver) +‎ -esiye (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ve.ɾe.siˈje/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧re‧si‧ye

Adverb

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veresiye

  1. Not upfront; to be paid later, on credit, on tick.
    Antonyms: peşin, peşinen
  2. (figuratively) sloppily, carelessly
    Antonyms: özensiz, üstünkörü, gelişigüzel

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ویره‌سی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2153
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “ویره‌سی”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 1501
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ver-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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