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capital

noun

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money or property owned by a person or company that is used for investment or starting a business

to raise

Verb

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ai

eɪ

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e

to assemble money or resources, particularly in order to achieve or create something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to invest

Verb

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to spend money or resources with the intention of gaining a future advantage or return

divest

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

turnover

noun

/ˈtɝːnˌoʊvɚ/

the overall amount of profit made by a business or company over a specific period of time

annual

Adjective

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ə

l

related to or calculated over the course of a year

inflation

noun

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n

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the ongoing increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time

deflation

tax

noun

t

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æ

x

ks

a sum of money that has to be paid, based on one's income, to the government so it can provide people with different kinds of public services

profit

noun

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ɑ

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the sum of money that is gained after all expenses and taxes are paid

to make a profit

phrase

/mˌeɪk ɐ pɹˈɑːfɪt/

Collocation

to earn more money than what was initially spent or invested

loss

noun

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ɔ

ss

s

money that is lost by a company, organization, or individual

gain

interest

noun

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the cost of borrowing money, usually expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed

interest rate

noun

/ˈɪntɹəst ɹˈeɪt/

the amount that a lender charges a borrower for the use of money, typically calculated based on the amount of the loan and the length of the borrowing period

Grammatical Information:

compound noun

to pay

Verb

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ɪ

to give the amount of money that is required to be transferred because of a debt, bill, etc.

default

Grammatical Information:

transitive

currency

noun

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ɜ

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ə

n

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y

i

the type or system of money that is used by a country

production

noun

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n

the act or process of transforming raw materials or different components into goods that can be used by customers

producer

noun

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ɜ

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a person or organization that creates, designs, or manufactures goods in order to sell them in the market for profit

finance

noun

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aɪ

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the act of managing large sums of money, especially by governments or corporations

financial

Adjective

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aɪ

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ʃ

ia

ə

l

related to money or its management

nonfinancial

trend

noun

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ɛ

n

d

an overall way in which something is changing or developing

to go up

Verb

/ɡoʊ ˈʌp/

to increase in value, extent, amount, etc.

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

go

phrase's particle

up

to rise

Verb

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aɪ

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to grow in number, amount, size, or value

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to increase

Verb

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ɪ

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ea

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to become larger in amount or size

decrease

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

rise

noun

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aɪ

s

z

e

an increase in something's number, amount, size, power, or value

increase

noun

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a rise in something's amount, degree, size, etc.

decrease

growth

noun

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oʊ

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an increase in the amount, degree, importance, or size of something

decrease

to go down

Verb

/ɡoʊ ˈdaʊn/

(of a price, temperature, etc.) to decrease in amount or level

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

go

phrase's particle

down

to fall

Verb

f

a

ɑ:

ll

l

to decrease in quantity, quality, or extent

increase

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

to drop

Verb

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r

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ɑ

p

to become less in amount, number, degree, or intensity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

fall

noun

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a

ɑ:

ll

l

a reduction in size, amount, number, etc.

rise

drop

noun

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r

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ɑ

p

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

to remain

Verb

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m

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eɪ

n

to stay in the same state or condition

change

Grammatical Information:

linking verb

stable

Adjective

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remaining constant or steady over time

to stay

Verb

s

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a

e

y

ɪ

to continue to be in a particular condition or state

Grammatical Information:

linking verb

same

Adjective

s

a

eɪ

m

e

unchanged in character or nature

stability

noun

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the quality of being fixed or steady and unlikely to change

instability

to reach

Verb

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ʧ

to come to a certain level or state, or a specific point in time

Grammatical Information:

transitive

high

Adjective

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i

aɪ

gh

having a rank that is above others in a hierarchy or organization

point

noun

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ɔɪ

n

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a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

quarter

noun

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ɔ

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ɜ

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a period of three months, typically used in financial contexts

peak

noun

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ea

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k

the stage or point of highest quality, activity, success, etc.

to fluctuate

Verb

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l

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ə

c

k

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ʧ

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to vary or waver between two or more states or amounts

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

fluctuation

noun

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l

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ə

c

k

t

ʧ

ua

ueɪ

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the irregular or unpredictable variation in something over time, characterized by alternating changes

slight

Adjective

s

l

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aɪ

gh

t

not a lot in amount or extent

much

slightly

Adverb

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l

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aɪ

gh

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l

y

i

in a small amount, extent, or level

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

sharp

Adjective

sh

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ɑ

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p

very sudden and in great amount or degree

sharply

Adverb

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with a sudden and significant change; dramatically

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

steady

Adjective

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regular and constant for a long period of time

unsteady

steadily

Adverb

s

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y

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showing little change over time

unsteadily

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

significant

Adjective

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important or great enough to be noticed or have an impact

significantly

Adverb

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to a noticeable or considerable extent

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

from

preposition

f

r

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m

used to indicate the starting point or origin of a range, distance, or period

by

preposition

b

y

aɪ

used to indicate the extent or dimensions of a margin

to make a loss

phrase

/mˌeɪk ɐ lˈɔs/

Collocation

to lose money in a business or financial situation

pre-tax

Adjective

/pɹˈiːtˈæks/

(of income, profits, or prices) calculated before taxes are subtracted or applied

finance

noun

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i

aɪ

n

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the money that is needed to manage or operate a business, project, or activity

Dialect

British

financing

American

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