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turn over collapse: do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year"

appreciate collapse: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"; gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"; be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"; recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

get over collapse: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"

forewarn collapse: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"

point up collapse: emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

visa collapse: an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it; approve officially; "The list of speakers must be visaed"; provide (a passport) with a visa

cogitate collapse: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

go back collapse: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"

predicament collapse: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

risk collapse: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"; the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent; the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred; expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

call on collapse: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help"

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

reek collapse: be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face; smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"; give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"

breathe collapse: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"; reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"; manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"; utter or tell; "not breathe a word"; impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"; be alive; "Every creature that breathes"; allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"

heed collapse: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

reenact collapse: enact or perform again; "They reenacted the battle of Princeton"; enact again; "Congress reenacted the law"

get rid of collapse: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

trade collapse: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"; the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"; the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"; exchange or give (something) in exchange for; turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"; engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"; be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"

ratification collapse: making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"

due collapse: that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"; a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"; owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"; suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; " exercising due care"; directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"

sell collapse: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"; persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"; give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"; exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"; be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"; be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"; be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"

furlough collapse: a temporary leave of absence from military duty; grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"; dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"

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