Vocabulary developing

growth n

Collocations

- capital growth

- economic growth

- growth path

an increase in the value of goods and services provided in a country or area

objective n

Collocations

- to attain (gain, win) an objective

- long-range objective

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goal, purpose

commerce n

Collocations

- domestic commerce

- foreign commerce

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1) trading; 2) contact

promote v

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1) to encourage; 2) to raise the job rank or title;

3) to support

capacity n

Collocations

- available capacity

- at full capacity

- capacity production

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1) the amount of something that a factory can produce, volume, content; 2) capability

standard of living =

standard of life

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norm, level

stock of capital =

capital stock

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joint stock, equity stock, equity share

per capita

per person, per head

flat adj

Collocation

flat market

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1) plain; 2) equal; 3) inactive, stagnant

emergence adj

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1) appearance; 2) emergency

adequate adj

Collocations

- adequate response

- adequate supplies

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1) corresponding, respective; 2) sufficient, ample, enough; 3) qualified

marginal adj

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1) extreme, critical; 2) detrimental, ineffective

unequivocal adj

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definite, explicit, clear

externalize v

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1) to embody in outward form; 2) to get the result or outcome because of external factors

disruption n

Collocations

- disruption of a schedule

- disruption of production

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1) destruction, demolition, devastation, ruin; 2) breach, trouble, violation

pattern n

Collocations

- spending pattern

- pattern of life

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1) sample, prototype, model; 2) style, character, mode;

3) structure, scheme

aid n

Collocations

- to extend, give, offer, provide, render aid

- first aid

- urgent aid

- economic aid

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1) help, support, assistance; 2) helper, assistant

access n

Collocations

- market access

- to gain, get access

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availability

underclass n

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the lower social strata

inevitable adj

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unavoidable, necessary

consequence n

Collocations

- to take, accept, bear, face, suffer the consequences of

- be of little consequence

- be of no consequence

- far-reaching consequences

- possible consequences

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1) result; 2) inference; 3) matter of some consequence, importance

emerge v

Collocation

- emerging markets

to arise, to appear

underweight n, v

1) deficiency in weight below a standard or requirement (n)

2) to weigh less than is usual, required, or proper (v)

overweight n, v

1) extra in weight, higher in a standard or requirement (n)

2) to weigh more than is usual, required, or proper (v)

yield n, v

Collocations

• tax yield

• positive yield

- to yield a profit

1. income, revenue, earnings; 2) profit, incomings, gain (n)

2. to gain, garner (v)

perform v

1) to do, execute, or accomplish something; 2) to acquit one s self in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to act a part

surpass v

1) to become better, greater, or stronger than; 2) to go beyond; 3) to transcend the reach, capacity

break out v

1) to develop or emerge with suddenness or force; 2) to become covered; 3) to make a break from a restraining condition or situation 4) to produce for consumption

mature adj, v

Collocation

- mature product

1. experienced (adj);

2. to develop (v)

leverage n

1) power, effectiveness; 2) the use of credit to enhance one's speculative capacity

prosperity n

success, well-being

average n

1) a single value (as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values; 2) an estimation of or approximation to an arithmetic mean

range n, v

Collocation

- range bracket

1) a series of things in a line; 2) an aggregate of individuals in one order; 3) a direction line; 4) the horizontal distance to which a projectile can be propelled; 5) the space or extent included, covered, or used, scope; 6) a sequence, series, or scale between limits

gravity n

1) importance, significance; 2) a serious situation or problem; 3) weight