and under

idiom

: and less (than a stated number, amount, or age)
selling earrings for ten dollars and under
Children aged five and under may enter the park for free.

Examples of and under in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to the Casey Foundation report, 13% of children 5 and under lived in families in which someone quit a job, changed jobs or refused a job because of child care conflicts. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024 Some of those needs are on the current roster and under contract. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024 Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under. Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2024 Mobile or printed tickets are required to enter performances, but kids ages two and under don't need them. The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024 But his emphasis on a shared Chinese identity is increasingly out of tune with mainstream sentiment in Taiwan, where less than 3% of the population now identify primarily as Chinese, and under 10% support an immediate or eventual unification. Nectar Gan, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 This year alone, Poison Centers in the United States have managed 1,423 cases related to laundry detergent packet exposure for children five and under, according to the National Poison Data System. Emilee Coblentz, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024 The price is $40 for adults, $20 for children 12 and under. The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024 However, this equality was also precarious and under threat—conservatives defeated the Equal Rights Amendment which would have prohibited gender discrimination. Shalene Gupta, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024

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“And under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20under. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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