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holding company collapse: a company with controlling shares in other companies

black market collapse: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls; people who engage in illicit trade

while away collapse: spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time

labor collapse: productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"; a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"; undergo the efforts of childbirth; work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

despond collapse: lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"

specialization collapse: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

dress down collapse: put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression

usury collapse: the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest; an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest

business collapse: incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"; the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"; a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"; an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"; business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"; a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

discontinue collapse: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"; come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"

advise collapse: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

donate collapse: give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

authorize collapse: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

instruct collapse: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"; make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

handicraft collapse: a craft that requires skillful hands; a work produced by hand labor

beget collapse: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

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

permit collapse: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies; consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

empower collapse: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

metier collapse: an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier"

remand collapse: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

checklist collapse: a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted

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