Trial as a verb?

[Torsten]

Hi, it appears that in the sentence below trial is used a verb. Isn't trail a noun?

1993
WorldPay trials first Electronic Cash Purse in Europe.
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[Yankee]

Hi Torsten

Many companies are very fond of turning verbs into nouns, nouns into verbs, etc.

I have heard trial used as a verb mainly in companies, but I haven't yet seen it listed "officially" in any dictionary as a verb.

Do you know the verb componentize? (I can hardly pronounce that one. )

And did you know the word dialogue is listed in Webster's Dictionary as a verb?

Amy

[Tom]

One of my dictionaries shows something as a verb, Amy. Consider someone little.

1- Don't you dare try to something me!

Well, whatever you might say, I liked the sentence!

Tom

[Yankee]

[Alan]

Hi Tom,

This isn't really a verb but a substitute word. It's often used to stand in for a swear word as in: He told me to something off. It is reminiscent to me of President Nixon's famous expression - 'expletive deleted'.

Alan
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