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  • 1be in a position to do sth — ► to be able to do something, usually because you have the necessary experience, authority, or money: »Nine months ago, we were not in a position to announce the expansion plan. Main Entry: ↑position …

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  • 2Position — A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position and the seller of a commodity is said to have a short position .… …

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  • 3position — A market commitment. A buyer of a futures contract is said to have a long position and, conversely, a seller of futures contracts is said to have a short position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Open contracts indicating an interest in the… …

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  • 4position — po|si|tion1 W1S3 [pəˈzıʃən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(way of standing/sitting etc)¦ 2¦(situation)¦ 3¦(place where somebody/something is)¦ 4¦(correct place)¦ 5¦(direction)¦ 6¦(opinion)¦ 7¦(job)¦ 8¦(level/rank)¦ 9 be in a position to do something …

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  • 5position — 1 noun 1 STANDING/SITTING/POINTING ETC (C) the way someone stands or sits, or the direction in which an object, switch etc is pointing: I had to work in an uncomfortable position, lying under the car. | a sitting/kneeling/standing position: The… …

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  • 6Drain STH — Origin Stockholm, Sweden Genres Grunge, Hard Rock Years active 1993 – 2000 Labels MVG Records, Mercury, Island Def Jam Music Group …

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  • 7strip sb/sth of sth — UK US strip sb/sth of sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest: be stripped of sth »About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions… …

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  • 8strip sth of sth — UK US strip sb/sth of sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest: be stripped of sth »About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions… …

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  • 9strip sb of sth — UK US strip sb/sth of sth Phrasal Verb with strip({{}}/strɪp/ verb [T] ( pp ) ► to take something away from someone, sometimes in a way that seems unfair or dishonest: be stripped of sth »About 40,000 people may be stripped of their pensions… …

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  • 10go long on sth — go long (on sth) ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to buy or keep shares, etc. because you expect their price to rise, so that you can make a profit: »The prospects for domestic demand growth in the eurozone are not great, so why not go long on sterling,… …

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