or under
idiom
: or less (than a stated number or amount)
Most of the restaurant's entrees are $10 or under.
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Despite this lengthy effort to establish Thrice’s bona fides, there remains a feeling that the band is overlooked or under-appreciated.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
If your kid is 15 or under, switch out the smartphone for a basic phone.
—Jean M. Twenge, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
To imagine Palestinians and Israelis living in relative peace in their own states, or under some sort of confederation, seems impossible today.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Pick over or under for any option.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
If your kid is 15 or under, switch out the smartphone for a basic phone.
—Jean M. Twenge, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
To imagine Palestinians and Israelis living in relative peace in their own states, or under some sort of confederation, seems impossible today.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Pick over or under for any option.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Or under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20under. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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