keystone
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/ˈkiː.stəʊn/
English
Definitions
noun
- The top stone of an arch.
- Something on which other things depend for support.
- A native or resident of the American state of Pennsylvania.
- (retail) A retail price that is double the cost price; a markup of 100%.
verb
- To distort (an image) by projecting it onto a surface at an angle, which for example causes a square to look like a trapezoid.
- (retail) To double the cost price in order to determine the retail price; to apply a markup of 100%.
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Synonyms
headstonevaultpillarcornerstonebasementcentrepiecekeyfulcrumpivotlinchpinlynchpintouchstonemilestonebedrockangularcenterpiece