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  • 1Reserve — An accounting entry that properly reflects the contingent liabilities. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. reserve re‧serve 1 [rɪˈzɜːv ǁ ɜːrv] verb [transitive] 1. TRAVEL to arrange for a place on a plane, in a hotel, in a restaurant …

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  • 2reserve — An accounting entry that properly reflects contingent liabilities ( liability). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. reserve re‧serve 1 [rɪˈzɜːv ǁ ɜːrv] verb [transitive] 1. TRAVEL to arrange for a place on a plane, in a hotel, in a… …

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  • 3price — A fixed value of something. Prices are usually expressed in monetary terms. In a free market, prices are set as a result of the interaction of supply and demand in a market; when demand for a product increases and supply remains constant, the… …

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  • 4bank — ▪ I. bank bank 1 noun [countable] 1. BANKING a business that makes its profit by paying interest to people who keep money there and charging a higher rate of interest to borrowers who borrow money from the bank. Different types of bank provide a… …

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  • 5Bank — [bæŋk] noun BANKING ORGANIZATIONS The Bank the Bank of England, Britain s central bank: • The Bank is worried that strong demand for labour could lead to higher wages and prices. * * * Ⅰ …

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  • 6Air Force — noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space • Syn: ↑United States Air Force, ↑U. S. Air Force, ↑US Air Force, ↑USAF • Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal… …

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  • 7air force — noun the airborne branch of a country s armed forces (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑airforce • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …

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  • 8seat — seat1 W1S2 [si:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place to sit)¦ 2¦(official position)¦ 3¦(part of a chair)¦ 4 baby/child/car seat 5 seat of government/power 6 seat of learning 7¦(clothes)¦ 8 take a back seat (to somebody/something) 9 on the edge of your seat …

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  • 9ratio — the proportional relationship of one thing to another * * * ratio ra‧ti‧o [ˈreɪʆiəʊ ǁ ˈreɪʆoʊ] noun [countable] a relationship between two amounts that is represented by a pair of numbers showing how much greater one amount is than the other: •… …

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  • 10credit — an entry made on the right hand side of an account and indicating a gain to a liability, owner s equity or revenue account. Glossary of Business Terms money loaned. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. credit cred‧it 1 [ˈkredt] noun 1.… …

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