Definitions

after hours

[af-ter-ouuhrz, -ou-erz, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˈaʊərz, -ˈaʊ ərz, ˈɑf- /

NOUN

night

Synonyms

STRONGEST

midnight

STRONG

bedtime blackness dark darkness duskiness evening eventide gloom nightfall nighttime obscurity twilight

WEAK

after dark before dawn dark hours dead of night dusk to dawn nighttide pitch dark pitch-darkness witching hour

Antonyms

STRONG

day daybreak daylight daytime light morning

WEAK

brightness illumination lightness

Example Sentences

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The stock’s after-hours move follows a 61% decline over the past 12 months, as the company deals with greater legal and regulatory scrutiny over the weight-loss drugs sold on its platform.

From MarketWatch

Live Nation Entertainment shares were up by more than 3.5% in after-hours trade.

From BBC

“Judging from the after-hours stock move down, it already has in our view,” he wrote early Wednesday.

From MarketWatch

The media company, which has expanded beyond its core news operation to games, recipes and other digital offerings, rose 3.3% in after-hours trading.

From The Wall Street Journal

Strong demand for artificial intelligence hardware drove Cisco’s results, yet shares fell 5% in after-hours trading.

From Barron's

after hours

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