visiting (verb)

  • 111rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… …

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  • 112canvass — can‧vass [ˈkænvəs] verb [transitive] MARKETING 1. to ask people about something in order to get their opinion or to get information: • People were canvassed for their opinions on the scheme. canvasser noun [countable] : • You may get a brief… …

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  • 113guide — ▪ I. guide guide 1 [gaɪd] noun [countable] 1. something that provides you with information, figures etc on which you can base your judgement or method of doing something: • The key US and foreign annual interest rates below are a guide to general …

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  • 114plea — noun 1 request ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, strong, urgent ▪ emotional, heartfelt, impassioned, passionate ▪ She made an emotional plea for her daugh …

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  • 115pleasure — noun 1 enjoyment ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, enormous, great, intense ▪ It gives me enormous pleasure to welcome my next guest. ▪ genuine …

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  • 116police — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, mounted ▪ plain clothes, uniformed ▪ undercover ▪ riot, traffic …

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  • 117visit — vis|it1 [ vızıt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to go to see someone and spend some time with them: Lee wants to visit his mother in the hospital. I visit my family every year at Christmas. We only use this room when friends come to… …

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  • 118complain — [[t]kəmple͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ complains, complaining, complained 1) VERB If you complain about a situation, you say that you are not satisfied with it. [V that] Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises... [V… …

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  • 119card — card1 noun 1》 thick, stiff paper or thin cardboard. 2》 a piece of card for writing on, especially a postcard or greetings card.     ↘a business card or visiting card. 3》 a small rectangular piece of plastic containing machine readable personal… …

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  • 120repair — repair1 verb 1》 restore (something damaged, worn, or faulty) to a good condition. 2》 set right (a rift in relations). noun 1》 the action of repairing.     ↘a result of this. 2》 the relative physical condition of an object. Derivatives repairable… …

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