efforts (noun)
1best efforts — noun a) An assurance of good faith effort to achieve best results under prevailing circumstances. b) An effort to sell securities without a firm underwriting. Syn: best endeavors …
2best efforts — A high standard of undertaking, but nevertheless excusable in the event of a force majeure. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * best efforts ˌbest ˈefforts adjective [only before a noun] 1. FINANCE a best efforts arrangement is one in which a… …
3best-efforts — UK US noun [plural] ► (also best endeavours) LAW the greatest possible effort to achieve something or do something, especially when this is difficult: use your best efforts to do sth »The buyer shall use his best efforts to get an acceptable… …
4Proper noun — Proper name and common noun redirect here. For the philosophy of language concept, see Proper name (philosophy). For the counterpart to scientific names for species, see Common name. A proper noun or proper name is a noun representing a unique… …
5push — /pʊʃ / (say poosh) verb (t) 1. to exert force upon or against (a thing) in order to move it away. 2. to move (away, off, etc.) by exerting force thus; shove; thrust; drive. 3. to press or urge (a person, etc.) to some action or course. 4. to… …
6effort — noun 1 physical/mental energy needed to do sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ hard ▪ It took a whole day of hard effort to knock down the wall. ▪ constant, sustained ▪ …
7effort — noun 1 PHYSICAL/MENTAL ENERGY (U) the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something: Lou lifted the box without any apparent effort. | take/require effort: It takes a lot of time and effort to get an exhibition ready. | take all the… …
8peace — noun 1 not war ADJECTIVE ▪ durable, lasting, permanent ▪ fragile, uneasy ▪ negotiated ▪ A negotiated peace would be preferable to a p …
9snow job — noun a long and elaborate misrepresentation • Hypernyms: ↑misrepresentation, ↑deceit, ↑deception * * * noun slang : a long involved effort at persuasion or deception with a vast amount of information or fictitious exploits he didn t talk much no… …
10chain — noun 1 line of rings joined together ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ thin ▪ gold, silver ▪ She wore a long gold chain around her neck. ▪ …
