1 On August 29, a California court struck down a patent on a method of linking a mortgage line of credit to a checking account. 2  The court said that the generic computer functions mentioned in the patent were not enough to merit protection.
Definition of cheers. cheers. either goodbye or thank you or good luck.. Cheers, mate. See more words with the same meaning: thank you, thanks. Last edited on Jun 21 2013. Submitted by Moo from Santa Cruz, CA, USA on Mar 02 1999. Heard in New Zealand and the UK (and Australia?), but is becoming an increasingly global word.
2. cheers. A word used by Britons on any occasion, covering any meaning from 'thanks', 'hello', 'no problem', to 'an alien just raped your chinchilla in the left corner of my blue garden shed'. Usually followed by the term ' mate ', which is also 100% devoid of semantic content and meaning.