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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Not all entrepreneurs will thrive with the same practices or under similar circumstances.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
For example, to qualify as alimony for federal income tax purposes, you must be divorced or under a separation agreement.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Many agencies release the footage upon request or under their state public records law.
—Byron Tau, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
For example, goods from China valued at or under $800 faced a 120% rate on packages or a $100 package fee starting May 2 that fee jumped from $100 to $200 on June 1, according to the White House announcement on April 9.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
For example, to qualify as alimony for federal income tax purposes, you must be divorced or under a separation agreement.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Many agencies release the footage upon request or under their state public records law.
—Byron Tau, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
For example, goods from China valued at or under $800 faced a 120% rate on packages or a $100 package fee starting May 2 that fee jumped from $100 to $200 on June 1, according to the White House announcement on April 9.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Or under.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20under. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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