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What (who) is QUIRES - definition
VARIOUS MEASURES OF PAPER QUANTITY
Paper ream; Short ream; Paper quire; Paper bale; Paper packing standard; Quires; Bundle (unit); Bale (unit); Perfect ream; Quire (paper); Quire (paper quantity); Reams
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a large quantity of something, especially paper.
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Quire
[kw???]
¦ noun
1. four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts.
2. any collection of leaves one within another in a manuscript or book.
3. 25 (formerly 24) sheets of paper; one twentieth of a ream.
Origin
ME: from OFr. quaier, from L. quaterni 'set of four'.
require
v.
1) (D; tr.) to require from, of (she requires a term paper of each student)
2) (esp. BE) (G) the house requires painting
3) (H) we require all incoming students to take placement examinations
4) (K) this position requires your getting here on time every day
5) (L; subj.) she required that everyone attend/should attend the meeting
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Units of paper quantity
Various measures of paper quantity have been and are in use. Although there are no S.I. units such as quires and bales, there are ISO and DIN standards for the ream. Expressions used here include U.S. Customary Units.
Examples of use of QUIRES
1. It rejected one of the most contentious provisions of Sarbanes–Oxley, which re–quires companies to make a public statement on the effectiveness of their internal controls.