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”buy off (someone)” (noun) To use a gift or money to divert someone from their duty, purpose or responsibility. It is similar to a bribe and sometimes illegal. Examples: The land developer tried to buy off the city planners by giving $5000 to each of them, but the city planners refused to [...] ”breaking news” (noun) News that is happening right now. Examples: My favorite TV show was interrupted by breaking news regarding the crash of the space shuttle. Our TOEIC Words of the Week are words or phrases you will often see or hear on the TOEIC, but are not easy to find [...] ”overcast” (adjective) The sky covered with clouds or mist. Examples: The skies were overcast this morning in the city. Because it was really overcast last night, we couldn’t see the full moon. Our TOEIC Words of the Week are words or phrases you will often see [...] ”quality control” (noun) The action of checking products (things that are built) to make sure they have been made well. Examples: We had to revise our quality control procedures when we began to get reports from customers that they were buying broken products. Last week the [...] “store” (noun) Something that is put away for future use. A place where you can buy something.Synonyms: save, stockpile. (verb) To put away for future use. Synonyms: stash, stockpile, reserve. Examples: I always keep a store of canned fruit in the garage in case of emergencies.
“cut off / cut (someone or something) off” (verb) To interrupt or block suddenly. Examples: The office manager cut me off as I was trying to explain why I was late. While driving down the street, I was cut off by a big truck—when [...] “refund” (noun) The amount of money given back. (verb) To give money back. Examples: If you return a book with a receipt, you can get a full refund. Can you refund me the full amount for this book? I don’t want it anymore. Our [...] “gather dust” (verb) To not be used for a long time. Examples: No one is buying those old VCR players in our electronics department; they’re just gathering dust on the shelves. Our planned expansion of the main office has been gathering dust while we [...] |
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