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(economics) A block of shares of stock that is not a multiple of some number, usually 100.
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(economics) A set of leftover goods, of a quantity less than an evenly divisible shippable unit, often sold at reduced price.
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Everard liked to shop at the stores specializing in odd lots down by the docks, as he was a cheapskate.
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initialism- w:Original Equipment Manufacturer, Original Equipment Manufacturer. A company that produces hardware to be sold under another company's brand. (Software with this label includes just a shrink-wrapped CD, without printed manual, without being inside a box, &c.)
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noun (oligopolies)
- An economic condition in which a small number of sellers exert control over the market of a commodity.
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noun
- A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
They wrote the law to give those organizations an .
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(baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play because the defending team threw the baseball past the batter three times in the strike zone, fielded a ball hit in the air, or fielded a ball hit to the ground and moved the ball to a defender blocking the runner's ability to move from base to base.
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(poker) A card which can make a hand a winner.
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(transitive) To declare a person to be a homosexual, especially one who is reluctant for this information to be made public.
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(transitive) To declare a personal secret belonging to another person.
adjective
- Not at home.
Leave a message for me if I'm when you call.
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(context, cricket, baseball) Of a player, disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stump, stumped in cricket).
- Openly acknowledging one's homosexuality.
- away, Away from home, not indoors.
Let's eat tonight
- Away from; at a distance.
Keep !
- Away from the inside or the centre.
The magician pulled the rabbit of the hat.
- Into a state of non-operation; into non-existence.
Switch the lights .
Put the fire .
- Used to intensify or emphasize.
The place was all decked for the holidays.
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A set of clothing (with accessories).
- She wore a fashionable with matching purse and shoes.
- gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
- Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
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(informal) A business or firm.
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Should we buy it here, or do you think the across town will have a better deal?
verb (outfit, t, ed)
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(transitive) To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.
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"The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
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| outlet |
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noun
- a vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something
- something which allows for the release of one's desires
- a river that runs out of a lake
- a shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier
- a wall-mounted device such as a socket or receptacle connected to an electrical system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment or appliances.
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verb (outsources, outsourcing, outsourced)
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(buzzword, mainly, US) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of an entire business function to a third party service provider.
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They decided to the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor.
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adjective
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(finance) A stock or commodity market condition where there has been significant trading bidding up prices to higher levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis.
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(finance) (uncountable) the operating expenses of a business — everything except labour and materials
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(uncountable) more generally, any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to the progress or outcome of the project or activity.
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(countable) an overhead projector; or the image sheet projected by one
adjective
- located above, especially over the head
Place your luggage in the bins.
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(finance) of, or relating to the operating expenses of a business
They tried to reduce costs.
- above one's head;in the sky
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Birds flying .
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| over-the-counter |
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adjective
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(pharmacy) Non-prescription medicine and treatments, abbreviated as OTC.
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(finance) Direct interaction between two parties without an intermediary.
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