content

content
content con‧tent [ˈkɒntent ǁ ˈkɑːn-] noun
1. contents [plural] the things that are inside a bag, box, room etc:

• The contents of the suitcase were seized by the police.

2. contents [plural] the things that are written in a letter, document, book etc:

• He refused to disclose the contents of the report. (= say what was in the report )

3. [uncountable] the amount of a substance that is contained in something:

• The beer has an alcohol content of 2.6%.

• Coal has a high sulfur content.

4. [uncountable] the materials, parts etc that a product contains:

• Eight states require a minimum percentage of recycled content (= materials that have already been used ) in packaging.

ˌlocal ˈcontent also doˌmestic ˈcontent MANUFACTURING LAW
[uncountable] when a foreign company makes products in a country, the materials, parts etc that have been made in that country rather than imported. A minimum level of local content is sometimes a requirement under trade laws when giving foreign companies the right to manufacture in a particular place:

• The car will have 60% local content.

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content UK US /ˈkɒntent/ noun
contents — Cf. contents
[U] (also contents [plural]) the ideas that are contained in something: »

New guidelines cover the content of advertising for children.

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Our description of the contents of the report was completely accurate.

[U] the information contained on a website, etc.: »

The next generation of DVDs will have to provide more content.

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If you want to make money from online advertising, you need content.

[U] PRODUCTION the parts that are used to make a product: »

The company also produces paper with 30% recycled content.

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The trade agreement stipulated that a certain percentage of the content of the manufactured goods should be obtained locally.

[S] the amount of a particular substance contained in something: »

The Supreme Court ruled that a beer's alcohol content can be noted on the label.

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This research dramatically illustrates that the food industry can produce food with much lower salt content.

See also LOCAL CONTENT(Cf. ↑local content)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • content — content, ente [ kɔ̃tɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • fin XIIIe; lat. contentus, de continere → contenir ♦ Satisfait. 1 ♦ Content de qqch. Vx Comblé, qui n a plus besoin d autre chose. « Qui vit content de rien possède toute chose » (Boileau). Subst. m. (fin XVe) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • content — content, ente (kon tan, tan t ) adj. 1°   Qui se contente de, qui s accommode de, se borne à. Content de peu. •   Le sage y vit en paix [sous l humble toit] et méprise le reste ; Content de ses douceurs, errant parmi les bois, Il regarde à ses… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • content — CONTENT, ENTE. adj. Celui, celle qui a l esprit satisfait. Un homme content. Il est content de sa condition, de sa fortune, de ses biens. Il est content de peu de choses. Elle est contente de tout. Il vit content. Il a le coeur content. Il ne… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • content — CONTENT, [cont]ente. adj. Qui est satisfait, qui a ce qu il desire. Un homme content. un esprit content. il est content de sa condition, de sa fortune, de ses biens. il est content de peu de chose. il vit content. il a le coeur content. il mene… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • content — Content, AEquus, Contentus. Estre content de ce qu on a, Continere se finibus rerum suarum. Estre content, Magnitudinem animi adhibere rei alicui. Estre content de perdre du sien, Concedere de iure suo. Je suis, ou J en suis content, Per me licet …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Content — or contents may refer to: Contentment, a state of being Content (algebra), the highest common factor of a polynomial s coefficients Content (measure theory), an additive real function defined on a field of sets Content (media), published… …   Wikipedia

  • content — 1. Content is pronounced with stress on the second syllable as a verb (see 2), adjective, and noun (meaning ‘a contented state’: see 3), and on the first syllable as a noun (meaning ‘what is contained’: see 4). 2. Content oneself with (not by) is …   Modern English usage

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  • content — Ⅰ. content [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in a state of peaceful happiness or satisfaction. ► VERB 1) satisfy; please. 2) (content oneself with) accept (something) as adequate despite wanting something more or better. ► NOUN …   English terms dictionary

  • Content — Con*tent , n. 1. Rest or quietness of the mind in one s present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness. [1913 Webster] Such is the fullness of my heart s content. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Acquiescence… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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