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  • 111sur|charge — «noun. SUR CHAHRJ; verb. sur CHAHRJ», noun, verb, charged, charg|ing. –n. 1. an additional charge; extra charge: »The express company made a surcharge for delivering the trunk outside of the city limits. 2. an additional mark printed on a postage …

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  • 112hands-off — ˈhands off adjective HUMAN RESOURCES not telling the people you are in charge of exactly what to do, but letting them make their own decisions: • His hands off approach to management was seen by some as laziness. * * * hands off UK US adjective ► …

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  • 113write off (something) — 1. to accept that a debt will not be paid. Last year the bank wrote off $17 million in bad loans. I ll probably never see the money I loaned my brother, so I guess I ll write it off. 2. to decide that something will not be successful. For a long… …

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  • 114carrying charge — For physical commodities such as grains and metals, the cost of storage space, insurance, and finance charges incurred by holding a physical commodity. In interest rate futures markets, it refers to the differential between the yield on a cash… …

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  • 115To beat off — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …

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  • 116Zellweger off-peak — Zellweger is the brand name of an electric switching device used to switch off peak electrical loads, such as off peak hot water, on and off. Power stations transmit a ripple on the main transmission lines when off peak rates start (often around… …

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  • 117Best Off — Sky Ranger Sky Ranger …

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  • 118drop-off — /drop awf , of /, n. 1. a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop off of several hundred feet. 2. a decline; decrease: Sales have shown a considerable drop off this year. 3. a place where a person or thing can be left, received,… …

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  • 119ward off — ward [n1] district area, canton, department, diocese, division, parish, precinct, quarter, territory, zone; concepts 508,513 ward [n2] custody; person in one’s custody adopted child, care, charge, child, client, dependent, foster child, godchild …

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  • 120deferred charge — noun or deferred asset : an expense (as a prepaid insurance premium or an inventory of supplies) that is incurred prior to the fiscal period to which it applies, temporarily carried on the books as an asset, and subsequently charged to expense at …

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