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charter collapse: a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation; a contract to hire or lease transportation; grant a charter to

settlement collapse: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"; a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it; an area where a group of families live together

rental collapse: the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car); of or relating to rent; "rental agreement"; "rental charges"; available to rent or lease; "a rental car"

lease collapse: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment; property that is leased or rented out or let; the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect; engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"; grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

procure collapse: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

hire collapse: the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire"; a newly hired employee; "the new hires need special training"; engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

bear hug collapse: a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest; a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent

cover charge collapse: a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink

let collapse: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again; leave unchanged; "let it be"; actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

foothold collapse: a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

purchase collapse: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"; something acquired by purchase

farm collapse: workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"; collect fees or profits; be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"

traction collapse: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

acquisition collapse: the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another"; something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"

clench collapse: squeeze together tightly; "clench one's jaw"; hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel"

toehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints; a small foothold used in climbing; a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

bankbook collapse: a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks

balance sheet collapse: a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets

portage collapse: carrying boats and supplies overland; overland track between navigable waterways; the cost of carrying or transporting

brokerage collapse: the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties; a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller

sliding scale collapse: a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

minimum wage collapse: the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law

payroll collapse: the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee; a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll"; the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll"

job collapse: a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"; the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"; the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"; a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"; a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";; an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"; a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply; (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit; any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing; a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him; work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"; profit privately from public office and official business

sign up collapse: join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"

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