tass

¹

[ tas ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
2. the contents of a cup or goblet; a small draught, as of liquor.

Tass

²

or TASS

[ tas, tahs ]

noun

1. a news-gathering agency of the former Soviet Union: merged with an alternative news service to form Itar-Tass (Russian Information Telegraph Agency).

Tass

¹

/ tæs /

noun

1. (formerly) the principal news agency of the Soviet Union: replaced in 1992 by Itar Tass

tass

²

/ tæs; ˈtæsɪ /

noun

1. a cup, goblet, or glass
2. the contents of such a vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of tass¹

1475–85; earlier tasse < Middle French < Arabic ṭass, ṭassah basin < Persian tasht; tazza

Origin of tass²

< Russian, acronym from T ( elegráfnoe ) a ( génstvo ) S ( ovétskogo ) S ( oyúza ) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union

Word History and Origins

Origin of tass¹

T ( elegrafnoye ) A ( genstvo ) S ( ovetskovo ) S ( oyuza ) Telegraphic Agency of the Soviet Union

Origin of tass²

C15: from Old French tasse cup, from Arabic tassah basin, from Persian tast

Example Sentences

The updates expand the number of countries and coalitions, and the kinds of military threats, subject to a possible nuclear response, according to state-run news agency Tass.

From BBC

"This is a very important text," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Tass, adding "it should become a subject to a very deep analysis".

From BBC

State news agency Tass reported that the men had been convicted for murder "motivated by political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred".

From BBC

The fine has reached such a gargantuan level because - state news agency Tass says - it doubles every day it is not paid.

From BBC

According to Tass, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted he "cannot even pronounce this number" but urged "Google management to pay attention."

From BBC

Related Words

• news agency
• news service
• press agency