to set sth before sb

  • 101market — Usually refers to the equity market. The market went down today means that the value of the stock market dropped that day. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. market mar‧ket 1 [ˈmɑːkt ǁ ˈmɑːr ] noun 1. [countable] COMMERCE the activity of… …

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  • 102time — Except as otherwise specifically provided, any reference to time shall mean local Chicago time. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * time time [taɪm] noun 1. [uncountable] the quantity that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using… …

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  • 103law — [lɔː ǁ lɒː] noun 1. [singular, uncountable] LAW the whole system of rules that citizens of a country must obey: • It is against the law (= illegal ) for children to work before they are fifteen. • There were easy profits for businessmen who were… …

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  • 104target — ▪ I. target tar‧get 1 [ˈtɑːgt ǁ ˈtɑːr ] noun [countable] 1. an organization, industry, government etc that is deliberately chosen to have something done to it: target of • There was persistent speculation that the company could be the target of… …

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  • 105clock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12 hour, 24 hour ▪ digital, electric ▪ atomic ▪ …

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  • 106fill — fill1 W1S1 [fıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(become/make full)¦ 2¦(large thing/number)¦ 3¦(sound/smell/light)¦ 4¦(emotions)¦ 5¦(provide something)¦ 6¦(spend time)¦ 7¦(perform a job)¦ 8¦(crack/hole)¦ 9 fill yourself (up)/fill your face …

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  • 107fire — fire1 W1S1 [faıə US faır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flames that destroy things)¦ 2¦(flames for heating/cooking etc)¦ 3¦(heating equipment)¦ 4¦(shooting)¦ 5¦(be attacked)¦ 6¦(emotion)¦ 7 fire in your belly 8¦(sick/injured)¦ 9 light a fire under somebody …

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  • 108ground — ground1 W1S1 [graund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(earth)¦ 2¦(area of land)¦ 3¦(reason)¦ 4¦(subject)¦ 5¦(opinion)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7 hold/stand your ground 8 get off the ground 9 gain ground 10 lose ground …

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  • 109high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ …

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  • 110back — 1 adverb 1 RETURN in or into the place or position where someone or something was before: Freddie was supposed to be back at the hotel by six. | Put that book back where you found it! | We d better go back, she said regretfully. 2 AS BEFORE in or …

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