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transfer start learning		to move something from one place or group to another
accelerate start learning		to happen or make something happen sooner or faster
accelerate start learning		When a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases
accounting start learning		the skill or activity of keeping records of the money a person or organization earns and spends
accustom start learning		to make someone familiar with new conditions
accustomed start learning		familiar with something
acknowledge start learning		to accept, admit, or recognize something, or the truth or existence of something
acquire start learning		to get or buy something
add up start learning		to increase gradually until there is a large amount
add up start learning		to seem reasonable or likely
admittedly start learning		used when you are agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly
alleviate start learning		to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
analyst start learning		someone whose job is to study or examine something in detail
anecdote start learning		a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done
arithmetic start learning		the part of mathematics that involves the adding and multiplying, etc. of numbers
asset start learning		a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person
balance of trade start learning		the difference between the money that a country receives from exports and the money it spends on imports
batting average start learning		in cricket, the average number of runs scored by a batsman in each innings
business person start learning		a person who works in business, especially one who has a high position in a company
call for sth start learning		to demand that something happens
capital flow start learning		the movement of money for investment in and out of countries
capital inflow start learning		the amount of money that comes into a country's economy from other countries within a particular period of time
centipede start learning		a small, long, thin animal with many legs
cluster start learning		a group of similar things that are close together, sometimes surrounding something
codify start learning		to arrange something, such as laws or rules, into a system
complexity start learning		the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand or find an answer to
comprehension start learning		the ability to understand completely and be familiar with a situation, facts, etc.
concern start learning		to cause worry to someone
conglomerate start learning		a company that owns several smaller businesses whose products or services are usually very different
consider start learning		to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision
constitute start learning		to be or be considered as something
constraint start learning		something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits
consumption start learning		the amount used or eaten
convinced start learning		certain of your beliefs
core competence start learning		something that a company does very well and that makes it better than other companies
corporation start learning		a large company or group of companies that is controlled together as a single organization
counter start learning		a person or machine that counts; to react to something with an opposing opinion or action, or to defend yourself against something:
deficit start learning		the total amount by which money spent is more than money received
demand start learning		to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
disastrously start learning		in a way that is disastrous (= extremely bad or unsuccessful)
disposal start learning		the act of getting rid of something
distinct start learning		clearly noticeable; that certainly exists
diverse start learning		very different from each other
division start learning		a separate part of large organization
domestic start learning		relating to a person's own country
economic start learning		relating to trade, industry, and money
economist start learning		a person who studies or has a special knowledge of economics
economy start learning		the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used
elude start learning		to avoid someone or something:
enunciate start learning		to explain a plan or principle clearly
executive start learning		someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
expand start learning		to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way
expansion start learning		the increase of something in size, number, or importance
expansionary start learning		a policy of action
expense start learning		an amount of money that a person or business spends in order to do something
export start learning		to send goods to another country for sale
feasible start learning		able to be made, done, or achieved
fee start learning		an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service
feedback start learning		information or statements of opinion about something, such as a new product, that can tell you if it is successful or liked
finances start learning		the money that a person or company has
floating exchange rate start learning		an exchange rate that is allowed to change in relation to the value of other currencies
force start learning		physical, especially violent, strength, or power
foreign start learning		belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
foreign investment start learning		investment in shares and other assets of another country
foreign to start learning		Something can be described as foreign to a particular person if they do not know about it or it is not within their experience
framework start learning		a system of rules that is used to plan something
free trade start learning		international buying and selling of goods, without limits on the amount of goods that one country can sell to another, and without special taxes on the goods bought from a foreign country
gain start learning		to get something that is useful
grasping start learning		(of people) always trying to get and keep more of something, especially money
hands-off start learning		dealing with situations and people in a way that allows others to make decisions: Someone who has a hands off way of organizing or dealing with something allows other people to make decisions about how things should be done and avoids becoming directly involved
iffy start learning		not certain or decided
impact start learning		a powerful effect that something has on a situation
implausible start learning		difficult to believe, or unlikely
imply start learning		to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly
import start learning		to buy or bring in products from another country
impose start learning		to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living
impose start learning		to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received
inevitably start learning		in a way that cannot be avoided
insufficient start learning		not enough
investment start learning		the act of putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage, or the money, effort, time, etc. used to do this
jargon start learning		special words and phrases that are used by particular groups of people, especially in their work
job creation start learning		the process of providing new jobs, especially for people who are unemployed
landfill start learning		the process of getting rid of large amounts of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish is buried
major in something start learning		to study something as your main subject in college or a university
marginal start learning		very small in amount or effect
mastery start learning		complete control of something
misguided start learning		unreasonable or unsuitable because of being based on bad judgment or on wrong information or beliefs
mystical start learning		relating to the belief that there is hidden meaning in life
nation start learning		a country, especially when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, traditions, etc.
necessarily start learning		used in negatives to mean "in every case" or "therefore"
necessary start learning		needed in order to achieve a particular result
necessity start learning		the need for something
obey start learning		to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction
offset start learning		to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result
on the contrary start learning		actually the opposite is true
open system start learning		a computer system that anyone can use
outcome start learning		a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.
park and ride start learning		a place in or near a town or city where you can park your car cheaply and take a bus or other form of public transport into the centre
plead start learning		to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something
policy start learning		a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party
pretentious start learning		trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature
pronouncement start learning		an official announcement
propound start learning		to suggest a theory for other people to consider
prosperous start learning		successful, usually by earning a lot of money
rapid start learning		fast or sudden
ravage start learning		to cause great damage to something
reception start learning		the way in which people react to something
reception start learning		a formal party at which important people are welcomed
relatively good, bad, etc. start learning		quite good, bad, etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect
repeatedly start learning		many times
retail start learning		connected with the activity of selling goods to the public, rather than selling to stores, etc.
retail start learning		the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops
rhetoric start learning		speech intended to influence people
rightly start learning		behaving in a way that is suitable and acceptable
seek start learning		to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object
semiconductor start learning		a material, such as silicon, that allows electricity to move through it more easily when its temperature increases, or an electronic device made from this material
service start learning		work that someone does or time that someone spends working for an organization
sheer start learning		not mixed with anything else; pure or complete
simultaneously start learning		in a way that is simultaneous (happening or being done at exactly the same time)
slide start learning		to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface
strain start learning		something that makes you feel nervous and worried
surge start learning		a sudden and great increase
surplus start learning		(an amount that is) more than is needed
synergy start learning		the combined power of a group of things when they are working together that is greater than the total power achieved by each working separately
tangible start learning		real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced
the extent to which start learning		the degree to which something happens or is likely to happen
the latter start learning		the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned
the World Trade Organization start learning		an organization that tries to control international trade and make it easier
theme start learning		the main subject of a talk, book, film, etc.
thus start learning		in this way
thus start learning		with this result
thus far start learning		as far as this or until now
trade balance start learning		a country's balance of trade
trade deficit start learning		a situation in which the value of goods a country imports is greater than the value of goods it exports or the size of this difference a situation in which the value of goods a country imports (= buys from other countries) is greater than the value of goods it exports (= sells to other countries), or the size of this difference
truism start learning		a statement that is so obviously true that it is almost not worth saying
ultimate start learning		most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst
unavoidable start learning		impossible to avoid
underlie start learning		to be a hidden cause of something
unified start learning		brought together, combined, or united
unrequited start learning		(of love) felt toward someone who does not feel the same way toward you
utter start learning		complete or extreme
utter start learning		complete
various start learning		many different
vast start learning		extremely big
vice versa start learning		used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
wages start learning		the money earned by an employee, esp. when paid for the hours worked
widget start learning		a piece of software that is used on a page of a website to give the user changing information of a particular type in a small area of the computer screen
intuitive start learning		based on feelings rather than facts or proof

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