product etc

  • 101cost-plus — ˌcost ˈplus adjective COMMERCE MANUFACTURING cost plus product/​price/​basis etc if something is made or done on a cost plus basis, it is made or done at an agreed price plus an extra amount. This is done when the cost of making a product etc is… …

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  • 102image — im‧age [ˈɪmɪdʒ] noun [countable] 1. MARKETING the general opinion that most people have of a person, organization, product etc: • Law suits hurt a company s image and may hinder future fund raising. • A good advertising campaign will promote a… …

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  • 103profile — ▪ I. profile pro‧file 1 [ˈprəʊfaɪl ǁ ˈproʊ ] noun [countable] 1. a short description of someone or something, giving the most important details about them: profile of • A profile of the company in the latest edition of Barron s contributed to… …

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  • 104Topic outline of design — For a more comprehensive list, see the List of design topics. Design, usually considered in the context of the applied arts, engineering, architecture, and other such creative endeavours, is used as both a noun and a verb. Design as a verb refers …

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  • 105Logic and the philosophy of mathematics in the nineteenth century — John Stillwell INTRODUCTION In its history of over two thousand years, mathematics has seldom been disturbed by philosophical disputes. Ever since Plato, who is said to have put the slogan ‘Let no one who is not a geometer enter here’ over the… …

    History of philosophy

  • 106innovation — in‧no‧va‧tion [ˌɪnəˈveɪʆn] noun 1. [countable] a new idea, method, or invention: • It is a fairly recent innovation for rent to be paid in advance. • the technical innovations which research could deliver to the economy 2. [uncountable] the… …

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  • 107rival — ▪ I. rival ri‧val 1 [ˈraɪvl] noun [countable] 1. a person, group, or organization that you compete with: • The authorities hope that such changes will help Italian banks compete more effectively against European rivals. rival for • The two men… …

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  • 108Plug — 1. favourable mention of a publication, product, etc., on radio, television, in the media, etc.; 2. punch; 3. tampon; 4. instance of sexual intercourse; 5. mention (a publication, product, etc.) favourably and, often, repetitively as in a lecture …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 109plug — I Australian Slang 1. favourable mention of a publication, product, etc., on radio, television, in the media, etc.; 2. punch; 3. tampon; 4. instance of sexual intercourse; 5. mention (a publication, product, etc.) favourably and, often,… …

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  • 110pilot — pi|lot1 W3 [ˈpaılət] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: pilote, from Italian pedota, from Greek pedon oar ] 1.) someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft ▪ an airline pilot ▪ a fighter pilot ▪ The official repo …

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