The Iraq War: How We Spent $800 Billion (and Counting) Follow @sarah_childressMarch 18, 2013, 1:36 pm ET. The Iraq war cost twice as much as the war in Afghanistan, and more than 16 times as much as the Bush administration predicted.
emitter. 1  a person or thing that emits. 2  Electronics. an electrode on a transistor from which a flow of electrons or holes enters the region between the electrodes.
Full Definition of EMIT. transitive verb. 1. a: to throw or give off or out (as light or heat) b: to send out: eject. 2. a: to issue with authority; especially: to put (as money) into circulation b obsolete: publish. 3. â emitÂ·ter noun. See emit defined for English-language learners. See emit defined for kids.he Latin word mittere, meaning â to send, â and its form missus give us the roots mit and miss. Words from the Latin mittere have something to do with sending. A miss ile is an object, such as a bullet, arrow, or rocket, that is sent through the air so as to hit a target.