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approaching collapse: of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"

duty collapse: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"; the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr; a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

taxation collapse: the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state

tax return collapse: document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"

surtax collapse: an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed; levy an extra tax on; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000"

rate collapse: amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"; a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"; a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"; assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"; estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"; be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"

poll collapse: the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

leisure collapse: freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf"; time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"

anoint collapse: administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing; choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"

officiate collapse: perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"; act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"

ratable collapse: liable to payment of rates or taxes; "the ratable value of property"

procrustean collapse: of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him

overtime collapse: work done in addition to regular working hours; playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie; beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"

constipated collapse: have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels

plugged collapse: (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal

muscular collapse: having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"; of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction"

millstone collapse: one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain; any load that is difficult to carry

bound collapse: confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"; secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form; "bound volumes"; "leather-bound volumes"; held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union; headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"; bound by an oath; "a bound official"; form the boundary of; be contiguous to

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