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noun
- (finance) The branch of economics that applies statistics, statistical methods to the empirical study of economic theories and relationships.
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| economic |
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adjective
- pertaining to an economy
- frugal; cheap
- pertaining to the study of money and its movement
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| economics |
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noun
- (context, Social sciences) the study of the ways of goods and services
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| economist |
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noun
- An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories
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| economy |
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noun (econom, ies)
- Effective management of the resources of a community or system.
- The collective focus of the study of money, currency and trade.
- Frugal use of resources.
- The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy.
- (theology) The method of divine government of the world.
adjective
- cheap; using minimal resources.
- "He bought an car."
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| elastic |
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noun (countable and uncountable; plural elastics)
- (uncountable) An elastic material used in clothing, particularly in waistbands and cuffs.
- Running shorts use elastic to eliminate the need for a belt.
- (countable) An elastic band.
adjective ((compar) more elastic, (superl) most elastic)
- Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
- The rope is somewhat elastic, so expect it to give when you pull on it.
- Made of elastic.
- elastic band
- Of clothing, elasticated.
- (economics) Sensitive to changes in price.
- Demand for entertainment is more elastic than demand for energy.
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| endorse |
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verb (endorses, endorsing, endorsed)
- to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature
- To write one's signature on the back of a cheque when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it
- To give or receive an endorsement
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| engagement |
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noun
- (countable) an appointment, especially to speak or perform
- The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
- (uncountable) connection or attachment
- Check the gears for full before turning the handle.
- (countable or uncountable) the period of time when marriage is planned or promised
- We are enjoying a long , but haven't yet set a date.
- (fencing) the point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter
- (military) In air defense, an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles by an interceptor aircraft, or the launch of an air defense missile by air defense artillery and the missile"s subsequent travel to intercept. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
- (military) A tactical conflict, usually between opposing lower echelons maneuver forces. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms).
- (military) In naval paralance, the use of a munition, weapon or decoy to carry out an offensive or defensive action.
- In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
- The resulted in may causualties.
- After enagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail.
(rfc, numerous duplicate senses)
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| engross |
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verb (engross, es)
- (transitive) To completely engage the attention of.
- (transitive) To write a document in large, aesthetic and legible lettering.
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| Enterprise |
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proper noun
- the name of a series of starships in the Star Trek television and movie series.
- the name of one of the US Space Shuttles
- the name of two US Navy aircraft carriers
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| entrepot |
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, entrepí´t)
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| entrepreneur |
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noun
- A person who takes the risk of turning an opportunity into profit.
- A person who takes the risk of managing and operating a business or businesses; term often used: a. for one who does this for one or more businesses that he or she entirely or largely helps to create; b. for one who takes on ownership, or significant ownership, of one or more business franchises.
- A person who creates one or more new nonprofit organizations, or one or more units of such organizations, and often has a key part in managing and operating the new entity or entities. Such a person is sometimes referred to as a nonprofit entrepreneur or not-for-profit entrepreneur, and occasionally as a public entrepreneur.
- A person who is talented or prolific at developing new programs inside existing organizations.
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| entry |
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noun (-, entries)
- (uncountable) The act of entering.
- (uncountable) Permission to enter.
- entry for children only if accompanied by an adult
- A doorway that provides a means of entering a building.
- A small room immediately inside the front door of a house or other building, often having an access to a stairway and leading on to other rooms
- A small group formed within a church, esp. Episcopal, for simple dinner and fellowship, and to help facilitate new friendships
- An article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
- A record made in a log, diary or similar book.
- What does the entry for 2 August 2005 say?
- (linearalg) A term at any position in a matrix.
- The entry in the second row and first column of this matrix is 6.
- (computing) An item of data in a database.
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| equity |
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noun
- ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
- a legal tradition that deals with remedies other than monetary relief, such as injunctions, divorces and similar actions.
- The value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.
- (accounting) the ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liability , liabilities from assets.
- justice, impartiality and fairness
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| estimate |
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noun
- A rough calculation or guess.
- (context, construction) A document (or verbal notification) specifying how much a job will probably cost.
verb (estimates, estimating, estimated, estimated)
- to calculate roughly, often from imperfect data
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| even |
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noun
- (context, archaic, or, poetic) evening, Evening.
verb
- To make flat and level.
- We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.
adjective
- Flat and level.
- Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.
- Without great variation.
- Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
- Equal in proportion, quantity, size etc.
- The distribution of food must be even.
- (arithmetic) (no comparative or superlative) Leaving no remainder when divided by 2.
- Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
adverb (notcomp)
- (context, archaic or rhetorical) exactly, just, fully
- I fulfilled my instructions as I had promised.
- You are leaving tonight? — Even so.
- Implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality
- Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
- Did you make it through the front door?
- That was before I was born.
- Emphasising a comparative
- I was strong before; but now I am stronger.
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| ex |
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noun
- The letter X.
- (colloquial) An ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner.
verb (ex, es)
- To delete; to cross out
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| exchange |
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noun
- An act of exchanging or trading.
- All in all, it was an even .
- A place for conducting trading.
- The stock is open for trading.
- (telephony, US only?) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes).
- The 555 is reserved for use by the phone company, which is why it's often used in films.
- A conversation.
- After an with the manager, we were no wiser.
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| excise |
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noun
- a tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country)
verb (excis, ing)
- to impose an excise tax on something
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| exemption |
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noun
- An act of exempting.
- The state of being exempt; immunity.
- A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
- Freedom from a defect or weakness.
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| exploitation |
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noun
- The act of exploiting or utilizing.
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| export |
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noun
- something that is exported
- the act of exporting
adjective
- of or relating to exportation or exports
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| exportation |
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noun - The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
- Commodity exported; an export.
- The act of carrying out.
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| express |
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noun
- A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
- I took the into town.
verb (expresses, expressing, expressed)
- To convey meaning.
- Words cannot the love I feel for him.
- To excrete or cause to excrete, especially said of milk.
adjective
- Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
- specific, Specific or precise.
- I gave him instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me.
- Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
- In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance.
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| extend |
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verb
- (intransitive) To increase in extent.
- (intransitive) To possess a certain extent.
- (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
- (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
- (transitive) To straighten (a limb).
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| extension |
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noun
- The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.
- That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space (or time, e.g. "spatiotemporal extension")
- Capacity of a concept or general term to include a greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative of intension. Synonymous with denotation.
- A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.
- The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to bring the fragments into the same straight line.
- (weightlifting) An exercise in which an arm or leg is straightened against resistance.
- (fencing) A simple offensive action, consisting of extending the weapon arm forward.
- A numerical code used to specify a specific telephone in a telecommunication network.
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| extent |
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noun
- range, Range of values or locations.
- The space, area, volume etc. to which something extends.
- The of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.
- (context, computing): An individual database extension.
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