pes

[ pees, peys ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural pe·des [pee, -deez, ped, -eez].

1. a foot or footlike part.

pes

¹

/ piːz; peɪz /

noun

1. the technical name for the human foot
2. the corresponding part in higher vertebrates
3. any footlike part

PES

²

abbreviation for

1. Party of European Socialists: the Socialist, Democratic, and Labour parties of the European Union, founded in 1992

Word History and Origins

Origin of pes¹

First recorded in 1835–45, pes is from the Latin word pēs

Word History and Origins

Origin of pes¹

C19: New Latin: foot

Example Sentences

Many PES program contracts last 5 to 20 years, but participant drop out rates have consistently risen over the years.

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A recent study by University of Maryland economists showed that PES programs are currently structured in ways that could limit their participation or create incentives to leave the programs early, before the full environmental benefits are realized.

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PES programs make payouts to land owners each year they participate.

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Newburn and his colleagues modeled a PES program that pays farmers to convert cropland adjacent to streams into grass buffer zones.

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The result was a dollar figure for the ecosystem services each farm could provide if it was enrolled in a grassland buffer PES program.

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