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Dictionary: nex·us   (nĕk'səs) pronunciation
 
n., pl. nexus or -us·es.
  1. A means of connection; a link or tie: “this nexus between New York's . . . real-estate investors and its . . . politicians” (Wall Street Journal).
  2. A connected series or group.
  3. The core or center: “The real nexus of the money culture [was] Wall Street” (Bill Barol).

[Latin, from past participle of nectere, to bind.]


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A sufficient presence within the jurisdiction of a taxing authority. The taxable income of a multistate corporation may be apportioned to a specific state only if the corporation has a sufficient nexus in the state. The nexus for state sales tax purposes requires a physical presence in the taxing state, and the nexus for state income tax purposes requires more than mere solicitation.

 
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noun

    That which unites or binds: bond, knot, ligament, ligature, link, tie, vinculum, yoke. See connect.

 

1. a bond, as between members of a series or group.
2. a gap junction.

 
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A nexus is a connection or the centre of something. Nexus may refer to:

Contents

In organizations

In publishing

In music

In video games

In fiction

Other uses

See also

  • Nexis (abbreviation of LexisNexis), an online archive of content from newspapers, magazines, legal documents and other printed sources

 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sammenhæng, forbindelse, kæde, række, gruppe

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbinding, schakel, groep, reeks

Français (French)
n. - connexion, réseau

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nexus, Zusammenhang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύμπλεγμα, πλέγμα, συνάφεια

Italiano (Italian)
nesso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conexão (f)

Русский (Russian)
связь, сеть

Español (Spanish)
n. - nexo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sammanhang, förbindelse, räcka, nexus

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
连结, 关系

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連結, 關係

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 연계

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 連鎖, 結びつき, 関連, ネクサス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رابطه, مجموعه اشياء مترابطه او متصله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קשר, קבוצה, סדרה או רשת‬


 
 
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