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to make a big mess of things; botch ("butcher it up"; "I butchered the spelling") butchery (n.) slaughterhouse, abattoir a cruel massacre a butcher's trade a botch butt (n.) (n.) the (larger) end of anything, a stub; also, a cigarette a sudden blow given by the head of an animal a large wooden cask a person mocked by a joke
punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence (interj.) used at the end of a statement to emphasise its finality *("You are not going to that concert, period!") (UK: full stop for both senses) pinafore A sleeveless, collarless dress worn over a shirt (Jumper (dress)) A style of apron pint
A paraphrase or rephrase (/ ˈ p ær ə ˌ f r eɪ z /) is the rendering of the same text in different words without losing the meaning of the text itself. [1] More often than not, a paraphrased text can convey its meaning better than the original words. In other words, it is a copy of the text in meaning, but which is different from the original.
The variants that change '-æ' or '-ae' to '-s' are not variants in spelling, but the same meaning of the word with a different way of forming plurals. ^ "caesium" (see article) is preferred by the IUPAC. Also, ligatures may be used in personal names as well, i.e. Maecenus as Mæcenus etc.
In other words, explicit opportunity costs are the out-of-pocket costs of a firm, that are easily identifiable. [5] This means explicit costs will always have a dollar value and involve a transfer of money, e.g. paying employees. [6]
Political opportunism is interpreted in different ways, but usually refers to one or more of the following: Maximizing political influence at any cost: Political opportunism is a style focused on increasing political influence at all costs, including seizing every available opportunity to extend power, regardless of whether it aligns with long-term goals.
QWERTY, one of the few native English words with Q not followed by U, is derived from the first six letters of a standard keyboard layout. In English, the letter Q is almost always followed immediately by the letter U, e.g. quiz, quarry, question, squirrel. However, there are some exceptions.
Opportunity, a robotic rover on Mars; Business opportunity; Equal opportunity; Market opportunity; Means, motive, and opportunity, a popular cultural summation of the three aspects of a crime needed to convince a jury of guilt; Political opportunity; Window of opportunity