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pies

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
a type of food made with meat, vegetables, or fruit covered in pastry and baked:

Examples:

Would you like some more steak pie?
2
used to refer to a whole pizza, especially in the northeastern US:

Examples:

Their large pepperoni pie jumped 50 cents to $13.99.
There is also take-and-bake pizza: the pie is assembled in a store or restaurant and sold uncooked.
3
abbreviation for
4
a round pastry with a filling such as fruit, meat, or vegetables:

Examples:

[ C ] a blueberry pie
[ U ] We’re having sweet potato pie for dinner.
5
a share of a market or the profits available from a business activity:

Examples:

The US advertising firm is investing heavily to get a bigger piece of the pie in Eastern Europe.

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