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verb (incentiviz, ing)
- (context, transitive, buzzword) To provide incentives for; to encourage.
- The US government seeks to home ownership through a favorable tax system.
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noun
- (italbrac, or uncountable) money, Money one earns by working or capitalise, capitalising off other people's work.
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noun
- The act of coming in; arrival
adjective
- coming (or about to come) in
- succeeding to an office
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| increase |
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noun
- An amount by which a quantity is increased.
- For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
verb (increas, ing)
- (intransitive, of a quantity) to become larger.
- (transitive) To make (a quantity) larger.
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noun
- The action of increasing or becoming greater.
- (heraldry) The wax, waxing of the moon.
- The amount of increase.
verb
- (transitive & intransitive) To increase by steps or by a step, especially by one.
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abbreviation - Indiana
- India
- Indian
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verb (indemnif, i, ed)
- To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure.
- The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will them from all that shall fall out. Sir W. Temple.
- To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate. Beattie.
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noun (indemnities)
- an obligation or duty upon an individual to incur the losses of another.
- repayment
- the right of an injured party to shift the loss onto the party responsible for the loss.
- (insurance) a principle of insurance which provides that when a loss occurs, the insured should be restored to the approximate financial condition occupied before the loss occurred, no better, no worse.
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verb (indulg, ing)
- (intransitive), (often followed by "in"): To take pleasure in.
- He looked at the chocolate but didn't .
- (transitive) To satisfy the wishes of; to give in to.
- He indulged them with money.
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noun
- the act of indulging
- tolerance
- catering to someone's every desire
- something in which someone indulges
- (Roman Catholic Church) a pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution
verb (indulgenc, ing)
- (transitive) (Roman Catholic Church) to provide with an indulgence
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adjective
- of or relating to industry.
- The segment of the economy has seen troubles lately.
- (context, of a society or country) having many industries; industrialized
- Italy is a part , part rural nation.
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verb (industrializ, ing)
- (context, of a country) to develop industry; to become industrial
- (context, of a product) to manufacture on an industrial scale or using industrial methods
- (context, of a process) to organize along industrial lines
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noun (industr, ies, -)
- Businesses concerned with goods as opposed to services.
- There used to be a lot of around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.
- Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole.
- The software and tourism industries continue to grow, while the steel industry remains troubled.
- The tendency to work persistently.
- Over the years, their and business sense made them wealthy.
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adjective
- lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding
- 1852, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance
- :He spoke languidly, and only those few words, like a watch with an spring, that just ticks a moment or two and stops again.
- 1913, Winston Churchill, The Inside Of The Cup
- :I cannot believe that Christ himself intended that his religion should be so , so hard and fast, so cruel as you imply.
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abbreviation - insurance
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to bankruptcy.
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noun
- A means of indemnity against occurrence of a uncertain event.
- The car was totalled, but fortunately I had .
- The business of providing insurance.
- After five years in banking, I switched to .
- Metaphoric: Any attempt to anticipate an unfavorable event.
- The sky was clear, but I took my umbrella for .
- Blackjack: A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack.
- I only take if the count is right.
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verb (insures, insuring, insured)
- To provide for mitigation if something goes wrong. Often agree by contract to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
- I'm not insured against burglary.
- (misspelling of, assure)
- (misspelling of, ensure) (British English)
- To assure, i.e. to promise with emphasis.
- He insured me that there would be no further delays.
- To ensure. (American English)
- Insure that it does not happen again.
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noun
- A person, or persons, covered by an insurance policy.
verb
- (past of, insure)
adjective
- Covered by an insurance policy.
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| insurer |
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noun
- One who insures.
- After the accident I contacted the who paid for the repairs.
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noun
- An unnamed tropical weather pattern "to investigate" for development into a significant (named) system. A temporary designation by the U.S. http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/tc_pages/ Naval Research Lab Joint Typhoon Warning Center and http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ National Hurricane Center. Internal jargon (possibly teletype abbreviation) in the 1980's. Appears today on some tracking maps, e.g. tropical storm advisories at the http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/ wunderground.com tropical weather page. Designation, e.g. <code>91e</code>, is a cyclic number (90-99) and a letter suffix for oceanic region:
- <code>a</code> - Arabian Sea
- <code>b</code> - Bay of Bengal
- <code>c</code> - North Central Pacific Ocean
- <code>e</code> - Northeast Pacific Ocean
- <code>l</code> - North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
- <code>p</code> - South Pacific Ocean
- <code>s</code> - South Indian Ocean
- <code>w</code> - Northwest Pacific Ocean
verb
- (dated) To clothe or wrap (with garments).
- To envelop, wrap, cover.
- 1667: Night / Invests the Sea, and wished Morn delayes " John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 207-8
- To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.
- To spend money, time, or energy into something, especially for some benefit or purpose.
- The contributors to the Wikipedia and Wiktionary projects have invested countless hours into this resource..
- To ceremonially install someone in some office.
- To formally give someone some power or authority.
- To lay siege to.
- (intransitive): To make investments.
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