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  • 91Call — An option that gives the right to buy the underlying futures contract. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. call call 1 [kɔːl ǁ kɒːl] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to telephone someone: • She called the airport to ask about… …

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  • 92call — The period at market opening or closing during which futures contract prices are established by auction. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary An option that grants the holder the right to purchase an instrument in the future at a price established… …

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  • 93compromise — ▪ I. compromise com‧pro‧mise 1 [ˈkɒmprəmaɪz ǁ ˈkɑːm ] noun [countable, uncountable] an agreement between two people or groups in which both sides agree to accept less than they first asked for and to give up something that they value: •… …

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  • 94best — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ consider sth, deem sth, judge sth, think sth ▪ Owen judged it best to make no reply. ADVERB …

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  • 95offensive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ all out, full scale, large scale, major, massive ▪ In 1941, Hitler launched an all out offensive against the Soviet Union. ▪ military …

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  • 96problem — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that causes difficulties ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, big, enormous, grave, great, huge, important, major, serious, significant …

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  • 97right — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is morally good PREPOSITION ▪ in the right (= having justice and truth on your side) ▪ There s no doubt that he s in the right on this. PHRASES ▪ have right on your side (esp. BrE) …

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  • 98strange — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ▪ consider sth, find sth …

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  • 99technique — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, powerful, useful ▪ popular ▪ basic, simple ▪ conventional, established …

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  • 100forgive — for|give S3 [fəˈgıv US fər ] v past tense forgave [ ˈgeıv] past participle forgiven [ ˈgıvən] [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: forgifan] 1.) to stop being angry with someone and stop blaming them, although they have done something wrong forgive… …

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