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  • 11wire — [[t]wa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ wires, wiring, wired 1) N VAR A wire is a long thin piece of metal that is used to fasten things or to carry electric current. ...fine copper wire. ...gadgets which detect electrical wires, pipes and timbers in walls. 2) N… …

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  • 12wire fraud — noun : fraud committed using a means of electronic communication (as a telephone or computer) * * * wire fraud noun (US law) Fraud committed by means of electronic communications • • • Main Entry: ↑wire * * * n. financial fraud involving the use… …

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  • 13wire — wirable, adj. wirelike, adj. /wuyeur/, n., adj., v., wired, wiring. n. 1. a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals… …

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  • 14wire — I UK [ˈwaɪə(r)] / US [waɪr] noun Word forms wire : singular wire plural wires ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a long thin piece of metal like a thread The sticks were tied in bundles with wire. a piece/bit/length of wire copper/steel/gold wire a …

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  • 15wire — wire1 [ waır ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a long thin piece of metal like a THREAD: copper/steel/gold wire The sticks were tied in bundles with wire. a piece/length of wire a coil/roll of wire a ) only before noun made from wire: glasses with… …

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  • 16wire — wire1 W3S3 [waıə US waır] n [: Old English; Origin: wir] 1.) [U and C] thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this ▪ copper wire ▪ a wire fence →↑barbed wire, ↑high wire, ↑ …

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  • 17Money creation — Banking A series on Financial services …

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  • 18wire — noun 1》 metal drawn out into a thin flexible thread or rod.     ↘a length or quantity of wire used for fencing, to carry an electric current, etc.     ↘(usu. the wire) N. Amer. Horse Racing a wire stretched across and above the start and finish… …

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  • 19Money mule — A money mule is a person who transfers stolen money or merchandise from one country to another, either in person, through a courier service, or electronically. The term is commonly used to describe on line scams that prey on victims who are… …

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  • 20wire — 1 noun 1 (U) thin metal in the form of a thread: String wasn t strong enough, so we used wire. | a wire fence 2 (C) a piece of metal like this, usually covered in plastic, used for taking electricity from one place to another 3 get your wires… …

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