ream[noun]Synonyms: scad, gob(s), heap, load(s), oodles, quantities, rimption(s), slather(s), slew, wad(s)
[verb]Synonyms: cheat, beat, bilk, chisel, cozen, diddle, do, gyp, mace, screw
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I. ream1 /riːm/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: raime, from Arabic rizmah 'things tied together']
1. reams [plural] informal a large amount of writing on paper
reams of
reams of notes2. technical a standard amount of paper, 500 pieces in the US or 480 pieces in Britain
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II. ream2 verb [transitive][
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Perhaps from Old English reman 'to open up, make wider']
American English informal to treat someone badly, especially by cheating
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