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Book mango 418 Posted 6 years ago
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Against present $8

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He says hard carbs for live restaurant trade brought $20 a bushel on Memorial Day, against present $8; picking crabs were fifteen cents a pound, against present six cents.

William Warner, Beautiful Swimmers: Waterman, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay

Does "against" mean $20 is compared to $8?

  

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book mango 418 Does "against" mean $20 is compared to $8? Yes. 3.

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  • book mango 418 Does "against" mean $20 is compared to $8?
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  • "Against" has many uses.
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book mango 418Does "against" mean $20 is compared to $8?

Yes.

3. "compared or contrasted with: profits are up against last year"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against

That exact definition will not appear in every

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