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  • 101own up — PHRASAL VERB If you own up to something wrong that you have done, you admit that you did it. [V P] The headmaster is waiting for someone to own up... [V P to n/ ing] Last year my husband owned up to a secret affair with his secretary …

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  • 102own goal —    an accusation or campaign which damages the originator    The result for a soccer player of inadvertently scoring against his own side:     Occasionally there was an own goal . Usually there was a warning. (McCrum, 1991, describing terrorists… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 103own goal — noun (in soccer) a goal scored when a player inadvertently strikes or deflects the ball into their own team s goal. ↘Brit. informal an act that unintentionally harms one s own interests …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 104own man — (your) own man See: your own person …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 105own woman — (your) own woman See: your own person …

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  • 106own brand — adjective BrE own brand goods are specially produced and sold by particular shops and have the name of the shop on them; store brand AmE: Sainsbury s own brand tomato sauce …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 107own shares purchase — The purchase or redemption of its own shares by a company; this is permitted subject to certain conditions. For example, in the UK redeemable shares may only be redeemed if they are fully paid. If the redemption or purchase of a company s own… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 108own shares purchase — The purchase or redemption of its own shares by a company; this is permitted subject to certain legal restrictions. For example, in the UK redeemable shares may only be redeemed if they are fully paid. If the redemption or purchase of a company s …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 109own — 1. adjective he has his own reasons Syn: personal, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique 2. verb I own this house Syn: possess, keep, hold, be the owner of, have to one s name …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 110own resources of the European Union — Europos Sąjungos nuosavi ištekliai statusas Aprobuotas sritis Europos Sąjungos finansų politika apibrėžtis Europos Sąjungos biudžeto pajamos: iš Europos Sąjungos tradicinių nuosavų išteklių; iš įnašų, gautų nustatytoms suderintoms pridėtinės… …

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