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afford collapse: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"; afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"; have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"

subvention collapse: the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort; grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution

huddle collapse: (informal) a quick private conference; a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"; crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"; crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"

convey collapse: make known; pass on, of information; transmit a title or property; transfer to another; "communicate a disease"

consign collapse: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"; commit forever; commit irrevocably; send to an address

avail collapse: a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"; use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"; take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies"; be of use to, be useful to; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty"

annuity collapse: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity"

alienate collapse: make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"

deliberate collapse: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"; marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision"

plus collapse: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"; on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus"

palaver collapse: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"; have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

administer collapse: give or apply (medications); administer ritually; of church sacraments; work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

exploit collapse: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"; draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

rescue collapse: recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"; take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"; free from harm or evil

award collapse: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"; give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"; give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

dispense collapse: grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

presentment collapse: an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative; a document that must be accepted and paid by another person

deed collapse: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"; a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

price support collapse: a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level

courtesy collapse: a courteous or respectful or considerate act; a courteous manner; a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

subsidy collapse: a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

distinguish collapse: mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"; be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"

entertainment collapse: an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

allotment collapse: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"; a share set aside for a specific purpose

kindness collapse: a kind act; the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

purpose collapse: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"; reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

ministry collapse: the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry"; building where the business of a government department is transacted; religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian); a government department under the direction of a minister

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