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1gain — I UK [ɡeɪn] / US verb Word forms gain : present tense I/you/we/they gain he/she/it gains present participle gaining past tense gained past participle gained *** 1) a) [transitive] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of… …
2gain*/*/*/ — [geɪn] verb I 1) [T] to get or achieve something, usually as a result of a lot of effort Bolivia gained independence from Spain in 1825.[/ex] Her theories have only recently gained acceptance.[/ex] He gained entry to the building by showing a… …
3To make sure — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …
4Purchasing Power Loss/Gain — An increase or decrease in how much consumers can buy with a given amount of money. Consumers lose purchasing power when prices increase, and gain purchasing power when prices decrease. Causes of purchasing power loss include government… …
5game theory — a mathematical theory that deals with strategies for maximizing gains and minimizing losses within prescribed constraints, as the rules of a card game: widely applied in the solution of various decision making problems, as those of military… …
6Framing (social sciences) — For other uses, see Framing (disambiguation). Contents 1 Framing effect in communication research 1.1 Frame building 1.2 F …
7Abbott Laboratories — Infobox Company company name = Abbott Laboratories company company type = Public (nyse|ABT) company slogan = A promise for life foundation = 1888 location = Abbott Park, North Chicago, Illinois, USA key people = Miles D. White, Chairman and CEO… …
8Certainty effect — refers to the psychological effect resulted from the reduction of probability from certainty to probable (Kahneman Tversky, 1986)[1]. It is an idea introduced in prospect theory. Normally a reduction in probability of winning a reward (e.g.… …
9international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
10Germany — /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.… …
