to be in the market for sth

  • 71potential — ▪ I. potential po‧ten‧tial 1 [pəˈtenʆl] adjective [only before a noun] a potential customer, market, buyer etc is not yet a customer etc, but may become one in the future: • The company s financial difficulties have deterred potential investors …

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  • 72search — ▪ I. search search 1 [sɜːtʆ ǁ sɜːrtʆ] noun 1. [countable] an attempt to find someone or something, usually one that takes a lot of time: search for • Their offer ended a five month search for a buyer for the company. • Graduates in debt simply… …

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  • 73home — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 where sb lives; where sb/sth comes from ADJECTIVE ▪ family, marital (BrE), matrimonial (BrE), parental (BrE) ▪ It s unusual for young people over 25 to still live in the family home. ▪ …

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  • 74withdraw — with|draw W2 [wıðˈdro:, wıθ US ˈdro:] v past tense withdrew [ ˈdru:] past participle withdrawn [ ˈdro:n US ˈdro:n] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not take part)¦ 2¦(stop supporting)¦ 3¦(change your mind)¦ 4¦(say something is not true)¦ 5¦(product/service)¦ 6¦(leave… …

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  • 75bottom — Refers to the base support level for market prices of any type. Also used in the context of securities to refer to the lowest market price of a security during a specific time frame. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. bottom bot‧tom 1… …

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  • 76withal — adverb old use besides; together with this withdraw, verb past tense withdrew past participle withdrawn 1 MONEY (T) to take money out of a bank account: withdraw sth from: Liz withdrew $100 from her account. 2 TAKE AWAY (T) to remove something or …

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  • 77withdraw — with‧draw [wɪðˈdrɔː, wɪθ ǁ ˈdrɒː] verb withdrew PASTTENSE [ ˈdruː] withdrawn PASTPART [ ˈdrɔːn ǁ ˈdrɒːn] 1. [transitive] BANKING to take money out of a bank account: • You can withdraw cash from ATMs in an …

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  • 78Basis — Regarding a futures contract, the difference between the cash price and the futures price observed in the market. Also, it is the price an investor pays for a security plus any out of pocket expenses. It is used to determine capital gains or… …

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  • 79hammer — ▪ I. hammer ham‧mer 1 [ˈhæmə ǁ ər] noun COMMERCE come/​go under the hammer to be sold at an auction: • The paintings come under the hammer at Sotheby s in November.   [m0] ▪ II. hammer hammer 2 …

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  • 80consumer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, heavy, large ▪ We are the biggest consumers of tropical hardwoods after Japan. ▪ average, ordinary ▪ …

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