large

³large

noun

Definition of LARGE

1

obsolete : liberality, generosity

2

slang : a thousand dollars

— at large

1

a : free of restraint or confinement <the escaped prisoner is still at large>

b : without a specific subject or assignment <critic at large>

2

: at length

3

: in a general way

4

: as a whole <society at large>

5

: as the political representative of or to a whole area rather than of one of its subdivisions —used in combination with a preceding noun <a congressman-at-large>

— in the large

: on a large scale : in general

Examples of LARGE

1. These shirts are all larges.
2. “What size ice-cream cones do you want?” “We'll take three larges and a small.”

First Known Use of LARGE

14th century