9. to cause or ensure the success of: your news has made my day. 10. to amount to: twelve inches make a foot. 11. to be part of or a member of: did she make one of the party?. 12. to serve as or be suitable for: that piece of cloth will make a coat. 13. to pr...
rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million" gross - earn before taxes, expenses, etc. pay, bear, yield - bring in; "interes...
[16] Now, it's become something of a ritual to debate the value of a college degree,but as current population survey data show, there has been a sharp decline in employment among men without college degrees compared with thos...
Although some would say that Marbury mailed it in while playing for the Knicks, the meaning took on a totally different meaning in China, where receiving a postage stamp is revered.After the stamp, where Marbury’s already ubiquitous face could now be seen in even more places, Marbury was d...
The nominal value of a company's stock, or par value, is an arbitrary value assigned for balance sheet purposes when the company is issuingshare capital– and is typically $1 or less. It has little to no bearing on the stock's market price. For example, if a company obtains authorizatio...
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at least in part, predicated upon the idea that their god provides meaning and purpose to their lives. This is not a bad thing — the problem lies in the fact that they cannot imagine that anyone's life can have meaning and purpose unless it happens on the same terms as the...
1"It is better to give than to receive"; "Beware of Greeks (ancient, of course) bearing gifts". Gifts are a fundamental element of culture and our lives as social creatures. They are also an important part of our business relationships. There are occasions when giving a gift surpasses spo...
It is a short form of “am not”, “is not”, “are not”, “has not”, or “have not”, that many people think is incorrect. S R _ Reading _ Her large brown What was Miss Bessie’s reaction when the boy said “ain’t”? And why? We can see clearly that Miss Bessie was...
A.has made B. had made C.is making D .was making 13. I don't feel like going out for __D___ in such terrible weather. A walk B the walk C walks D a walk 14. You may use my room as you like ___B___ you clean it up afterwards. A....