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Emily

proper noun

  1. female given name
  2. place name
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: English form of Latin Aemilia, a gens name from aemulus (“rival, emulator”).

  1. A female given name from Latin.

    “1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale I am thy mortal foe, and it am I That so hot loveth Emily the bright, That I would die here present in her sight.”

    “People will please their fancies, and every lady has her favourite names. I myself have several, and they are mostly short and simple. - - - Emily, in which all womanly sweetness seems bound up - perhaps this is the effect of association of ideas - I have known so many charming Emilys”

phrase

  1. Acronym of early money is like yeast, i.e. it "raises dough", or makes more money.

    “Or, remember EMILY: Early Money Is Like Yeast — it makes dough grow.”

    “I admonish my campaign workers to remember EMILY: Early Money Is Like Yeast. Men and women give to institutions, programs, and campaigns that are successful. They give to programs that are popular.”