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mise¹

  • /miːz/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French mise (“a putting, setting, expense”).

noun mises

  1. The issue in a writ of right.
  2. obsolete Expense; cost; disbursement.
  3. obsolete A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid, in the county palatine of Chester, England, at the change of the owner of the earldom.

mise²

  • /maɪz/

verb

  1. abbreviation, contraction Contraction of might as well

    Similar: mise well

verb mises · mising · mised

  1. slang To make a risky move with no regard for the consequences when the alternative is certain defeat.

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@misc{mise_2026,
  title = {mise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}