MAY
E1174254
UNEXPLORED
MAY was the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for The May Department Stores Company, a major American department store chain that was later acquired by Federated Department Stores (now Macy’s, Inc.).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MAY canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15743978 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MAY Context triple: [May Department Stores Company, tickerSymbol, MAY]
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A.
May D
May D is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for his Afropop and Afrobeat hits and collaborations with major artists in the Nigerian music industry.
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B.
Maio
Maio is one of the main islands of Cape Verde, known for its quiet beaches, salt flats, and relatively flat, arid landscape.
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C.
May
May is the young, unfaithful wife in Geoffrey Chaucer’s "The Merchant’s Tale," whose adultery and manipulation highlight the poem’s darkly comic view of marriage.
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D.
May
May is a common English surname borne by numerous individuals, including former UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
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E.
Meámbar
Meámbar is a town and municipality located in the Comayagua Department of central Honduras.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MAY Target entity description: MAY was the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for The May Department Stores Company, a major American department store chain that was later acquired by Federated Department Stores (now Macy’s, Inc.).
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A.
May D
May D is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for his Afropop and Afrobeat hits and collaborations with major artists in the Nigerian music industry.
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B.
Maio
Maio is one of the main islands of Cape Verde, known for its quiet beaches, salt flats, and relatively flat, arid landscape.
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C.
May
May is the young, unfaithful wife in Geoffrey Chaucer’s "The Merchant’s Tale," whose adultery and manipulation highlight the poem’s darkly comic view of marriage.
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D.
May
May is a common English surname borne by numerous individuals, including former UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
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E.
Meámbar
Meámbar is a town and municipality located in the Comayagua Department of central Honduras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.