MATTER
NOUNS
1545 ► a matter, affair, business → GEAR → obs.
1790 ► matter, affair → SCORE → Sc.
1905 ► matter, consequence → MEANING → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
PHRASES
1974 ► it makes no difference; it is not an influencing factor → IT MAKES NO NEVER MIND → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1647 ► to matter very little → NOT TO MATTER A FARTHING
1733 ► to signify, to matter → MAGNIFY → Ireland & Eng. dial.
1893 ► to matter, to make a difference → DIFFER → Amer. dial.
1902 ► to make a difference, to matter → FROST CAKE → US sl.
1933 ► to matter, to be of importance → BOTHER ONE’S TIME → Amer. dial.
1964 ► to make a difference, to matter → CUT CAKE → US sl.
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