Oughts
/ɑːts/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of ought form-of, plural
- 2 Alternative spelling of aughts (“first decade of a century”). alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
"He and his clever staff of minor blackguards exploited to the full every weakness and caries in the London Society of the 'eighties, 'nineties, and 'oughts."
Example
More examples"He and his clever staff of minor blackguards exploited to the full every weakness and caries in the London Society of the 'eighties, 'nineties, and 'oughts."