to be eager for sth

  • 41enter — verb 1 GO INTO a) (I, T) to go or come into a place: Silence fell as I entered the room. | Adie was one of the few reporters who had dared to enter the war zone. b) (T) if an object enters part of something, it goes inside it: The bullet had… …

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  • 42motivate — mo‧ti‧vate [ˈməʊtveɪt ǁ ˈmoʊ ] verb [transitive] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to encourage someone and make them want to work hard: • The profit sharing plan is designed to motivate the staff. motivate somebody to do something • The project manager may… …

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  • 43wisdom — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, great, profound ▪ accepted, common, conventional, folk, perceived, popular, prevailing …

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  • 44sale — An agreement between a buyer and a seller on the price to be paid for a security, followed by delivery. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * sale sale [seɪl] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] COMMERCE the act of selling someone property, food, or… …

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  • 45in a hurry — adverb : in a short time or at a fast rate : hurriedly, speedily they are not translations to be read in a hurry; they do not yield their charm easily T.S.Eliot the new grammar can be taught in a hurry by a nonlinguist MacCurdy Burnet * * * in a… …

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  • 46act — The Commodity Exchange Act (1936) as amended by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. act act 1 [ækt] noun [countable] 1. LAW a law that has been officially accepted by the governing …

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  • 47ACT — Also known as advance corporation tax. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary corporation tax liabilities are normally payable nine months after the end of the chargeable accounting period to which they relate. However, where a company …

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  • 48study — stud|y1 W3S3 [ˈstʌdi] n plural studies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(research)¦ 2¦(learning)¦ 3¦(subject)¦ 4 somebody s studies 5¦(careful consideration)¦ 6¦(room)¦ 7¦(art)¦ 8¦(music)¦ 9 be a stu …

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  • 49motivated — mo‧ti‧va‧ted [ˈməʊtveɪtd ǁ ˈmoʊ ] adjective 1. very keen to do something or achieve something, especially because you find it interesting or exciting: • a highly motivated workforce 2. financially/​commercially etc motivated FINANCE COMMERCE… …

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  • 50anticipation — an|tic|i|pa|tion [ænˌtısıˈpeıʃən] n [U] 1.) when you are expecting something to happen ▪ She waited in eager anticipation for Robert to arrive. ▪ Taylor was excited and full of anticipation at the prospect of the trip. 2.) do sth in anticipation… …

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