junk - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'junk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Junk

[ n.]

- A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See Chunk.
- Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.
- Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and sold by junk dealers.
- Hard salted beef supplied to ships.
- A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, Malays, etc., in navigating their waters.

Meaning of 'junk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . junk

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- dispose of (something useless or old)

Example in sentence:

junk an old car;
scrap your old computer;
trash these old chairs

Nearby Words:

junartie juncaceous juncate juncite junco juncous junction juncture june juneating

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Junk bonds
Junk bonds cen be defined as bonds with ratings below Baa (or BBB) that have a high default risk.
Speculative (junk) bond
Speculative (junk) bond is the bond with a rating below BB.

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