consumers (noun)
111OASIS SOA Reference Model — The OASIS SOA Reference Model is a reference model for Service oriented architecture (SOA) produced by OASIS, an IT industry standards body. SOA is an architectural paradigm for matching needs and capabilities that may be under disparate domains… …
112Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
113japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
114Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
115deregulation — The reduction of government s role in controlling markets, which lead to freer markets, and presumably a more efficient marketplace. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * deregulate de‧reg‧u‧late [ˌdiːˈregjleɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive]… …
116rating — An evaluation of credit quality of a company s debt issue by Thomson Financial BankWatch, Moody s, S&P, and Fitch Investors Service. investors and analysts use ratings to assess the riskiness of an investment. Ratings can also be an evaluation a… …
117segment — ▪ I. segment seg‧ment 1 [ˈsegmənt] noun [countable] 1. ECONOMICS a part of the economy of a country or of a company s work: • The shipbuilding segment has reported higher earnings. • Within the health care segment, pharmaceuticals sales increased …
118information */*/*/ — UK [ˌɪnfə(r)ˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] Get it right: information: Information is an uncountable noun, so: ▪ it is never used in the plural ▪ it never comes after an or a number Wrong: Consumers can find informations… …
119Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
120India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
