positive

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  1. adjective Characterized by or displaying certainty, acceptance, or affirmation: a positive answer; positive criticism.
  2. adjective Measured or moving forward or in a direction of increase or progress.
  3. adjective Explicitly or openly expressed or laid down: a positive demand.

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  • When a positive is accomplished, take all the credit for it, when a negative takes place ... well, then, chalk it up to comparing it to today's Republicans. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • Mr. Abubakar Salisu, director of the Department of ICT in the ministry of Science and Technology for Niger State, speaking on behalf of the ministry's commissioner, has lauded the project, which he described as a positive pre_emption of the state government's plan to create a central school web_portal for all schools in Niger State. —  Vanguard News
  • Another positive was the disclosure that only 38\% of the likely 2009 dividend will be paid in cash, with the remainder paid in shares. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Also, a positive has been the reduction in the time taken for deals to close. “We are working on several transactions which are closing in 1-2 months compared to 4-5 months last year. —  The Economic Times
  • The integration plan for the Yellow Transportation and Roadway was initially introduced last September, when YRCW stated its intention to hasten the integration strategies of the subsidiaries, due to what it described as a positive customer response from meshing its sales teams, coupled with the ongoing economic downturn creating the capacity in the company's networks that is needed to effectively integrate operations, as well as improve service reliability and speed.
 

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  1. Middle English, having a specified quality, from Old French positif, from Latin positīvus, formally laid down, from positus, past participle of pōnere, to place; see apo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English positif (= Dutch positief = G. Swedish Danish positiv), from Old French (and F.) positif = Spanish Portuguese Italian positivo, from Latin positivus, settled by arbitrary appointment or agreement, positive, from positus, past participle of ponere, put: see position.
 

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