The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together.(noun)
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of firm.(verb)
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Use "firms" in a sentence
"Their misrepresentations of the safety of certain firms is directly responsible for most of the problems in the Ohio system."
"By my back-of-the-envelope calculations, what UM — following a methodology its competitors use — reports as an “average” salary for graduates in firms, is most likely closer to what someone in the 75th percentile of the salary distribution gets."
"In particular, commentators questioned the claim made there that the average starting salary for UM grads who work in firms is over $100,000."