SEC

adj. dry, not sweet (about wine)

American board that regulates the sale and public offering of securities

n. unit of time equaling 1/60 of a minute; moment, instant

Seč is name of several locations in central Europe:Seč, a village in Pardubice Region (Chrudim District) of the Czech RepublicSeč dam next to the Seč villageSeč, a village in the Trenčín Region (Prievidza District) of Slovakia
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SEC or Sec or Seč can refer to:Generalsec., abbreviation for second, the name of a unit of timeSamsung Electronics CorporationSupreme Eiye Confraternity (AIRLORDS)[1]
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is a United States government agency having primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry/stock market. The SEC was created by section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (now codified as and commonly referred to as the 1934 Act). In addition to the 1934 Act that created it, the SEC enforces the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other statutes.
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Noun
1. an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
(synonym) Securities and Exchange Commission
(hypernym) independent agency

Noun
1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
(synonym) second, s
(hypernym) time unit, unit of time
(hyponym) leap second
(part-holonym) minute, min
(part-meronym) millisecond, msec
2. ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
(synonym) secant
(hypernym) trigonometric function, circular function
Adjective
1. (of champagne) moderately dry
(synonym) unsweet
(similar) dry

adj. dry, dried; lean, barren; bald, harsh; neat, crude; short, curt

sec., second, moment, instant