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Usage in this sence: a slide deck

Meaning: a set of slides (= pages created on a computer that contain text and images) that are used to accompany a person’s presentation

Example: The teacher shared a slide deck with all participants.

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Meaning: [usually passive] to plan that something will happen at a particular time in the future

Example:

-The new store is slated to open in spring.

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Meaning: (law) a lawyer or group of lawyers representing somebody in court

Example: He instructed his counsel to file bankruptcy proceedings.

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Meaning: to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something; to make something impossible

Example:

-His other business relationships effectively preclude your firm (from) ever doing any significant work together apart from this possible transaction.

-My lack of interest in the subject precluded me from gaining much enjoyment out of it.

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Meaning: (of something bad) to appear serious and likely to happen soon

Example:

- Despite your rising hopes that Mapletech might be a source of some relief from the terrible financial consequences that were looming on this Wasuzu contract, you were fairly discouraging about the prospects.

-Further problems loomed ahead of us.

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Meaning: to invent a new word or expression, especially one that many people start to use

Example: The word ‘aromatherapy’ was coined in the 1920s.

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Meaning: used to say that you will do something in the future but not now.

Example: I can’t go to dinner tonight, but can I take a rain check?

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​Meaning: a person who makes a formal complaint against somebody in court

Example: The plaintiff must prove that the defendant was negligent.

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Meaning: to make an official decision about something, especially a legal problem.

Example: In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the winegrowers and struck down the Arizona direct shipment law.

[Derived word]

Ruling: an official decision, especially made by a court or judge.

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Meaning: the main character in a play, movie, or book

synonym: main character

Example: Harry Potter is the protagonist of the famous book series written by J.K. Rowling.

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Meaning: buildings, when you are thinking of them in connection with how much they cost to build or how much they are worth

Example: When you started WineMaster, you bought a small bricks-and-mortar liquor store outside Providence to achieve a physical presence in Rhode Island, but you have not established a physical presence in any other state.

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Meaning: very rarely

Example: We go out to eat once in a blue moon.

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Meaning: if shares, stocks, etc are vested, they are owned by someone. (From Longman Business Dictionary)

1. To grant, confer, or bestow (rights, power, or property) on someone.

2. To become legally or officially secured or established, especially in terms of ownership, rights, or benefits.

Examples:

1. The company vested stock options in its employees after five years of service.

2. After the vesting period, the employee's stock options fully vest.

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Meaning: a pro rata payment or share in something is calculated according to exactly how much of something is used, how much work is done etc. (From Longman Business Dictionary)

Example: The residents here pay more than their pro rata share of taxes.

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Meaning: to check the contents, quality, etc. of something carefully

Example:

Your B-school classmate has served as a helpful resource in vetting HomeBase’s business.

All goods are carefully vetted for quality before they leave the factory.

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Meaning: a fly-by-night company or businessperson is not reliable and is only interested in making a quick profit and then disappearing.

Example: The authority requires surety bonds of $50,000 from health agencies to deter fly-by-night operations from joining the program.

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Meaning: a company’s outstanding shares are all the shares that it has sold and that are held by its shareholders.

Examples: HomeBase is traded on the Nasdaq exchange, and it has 4.5 million shares outstanding.

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Meaning: to walk slowly and change direction often, especially without a particular aim.

Examples: The graph shows that the stock has meandered around $50 per share for the past few months.

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Meaning: to make something complete, especially an agreement.

Examples: HomeBase could use the authorized but unissued shares to consummate this transaction without having to go to its shareholders for approval.

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