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  • 71risk — (1) Noun The possibility of loss. (2) Noun The uncertainty of whether events, expected or otherwise, will have an adverse impact. In this context, the adverse impact is usually a quantity of return ( income) or value at risk. (3) Noun the… …

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  • 72hysteresis — Used to characterize a lagging effect. firms may fail to enter markets that appear attractive, or firms that are once invested in a market may persist in operating at a loss. The effect is characteristic of investments with high entry and exit… …

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  • 73speculate — spec‧u‧late [ˈspekjleɪt] verb 1. [intransitive] FINANCE to buy goods, shares, property etc in the hope that their value will increase so that you can sell them at a higher price and make a profit, often quickly: speculate in • Investors may… …

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  • 74release — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 freeing sb from prison, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate ▪ There have been calls for his immediate and unconditional release. ▪ imminent ▪ early ▪ …

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  • 75devastating — dev|a|stat|ing [ˈdevəsteıtıŋ] adj 1.) badly damaging or destroying something devastating effect/impact ▪ Acid rain has a devastating effect on the forest. devastating results/consequences ▪ The oil spill has had devastating consequences for local …

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  • 76black hole — noun count 1. ) SCIENCE an area in outer space where the force of GRAVITY is so strong that light and everything else around it is pulled into it 2. ) INFORMAL a situation in which large amounts of money are spent without bringing any benefits:… …

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  • 77black hole — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms black hole : singular black hole plural black holes 1) astronomy an area in outer space where the force of gravity is so strong that light and everything else around it is pulled into it 2) informal a situation …

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  • 78OECD — abbreviation Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development ▪▪▪ ‘…calling for a greater correlation between labour market policies, social policies and education and training, the OECD warned that long term unemployment would remain… …

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  • 79Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 80United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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