There's been a SLUMP IN the demand for new cars/ An economic SLUMP. The airline industry is currently IN a SLUMP
A fall in the price, value, sales, etc. of ST/ A period when an industry or the economy is in a bad state and there is a lot of unemployment
SLUMP is sweetened fruit topped with dollops of dough and cooked on the stovetop. A recipe for a peach SLUMP
A dish consisting of cooked fruit with a thick bread-like mixture on top, cooked in a flat saucepan on top of the cooker
The prime minister met many CIVIC leaders, including the mayor and the leaders of the immigrant communities. She felt it was her CIVIC duty (= her duty as a person living in the town) to tell the police.
of a town or city or the people who live in it
There isn't a CIVIC CENTER; there's nowhere for people to congregate or get married or have church events.
a large building or group of buildings used for entertainment, social, and business events
(LDC) (ECONOMICS) Governments in LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES realize that telecommunications access is one of the fastest engines of economic growth.
a country that does not have a lot of industrial activity and where people have low incomes
Fever accompanied by DELIRIUM/ I've never seen such DELIRIUM at a football game before.
A state of being unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion/ A state of extreme excitement or happiness
A COMMISSION ON alcohol abuse/racial tension/ COMMISSION (MILITARY)(The official authority to be an officer in the armed forces)
A group f ppl who hv been formally chosen t discover info bout a problem o examine the reasons why the problem exists
Is she paid a regular wage or is it ON/BY COMMISSION only?She gets a 15 percent COMMISSION ON every machine she sells/She's just got a COMMISSION TO paint Sir Ellis Pike's wife/(FML)The commission of the crime(The act of committing a crime)
A payment t SB who sells goods tht is directly related t the amount sold, o a system tht uses such payments/ A request t do a special piece f work
The job is open to applicants with over two years' experience IN RETAIL=> (ADV) It's much cheaper to buy wholesale than RETAIL. The restaurant had very good ice cream - it was even sold RETAIL for a while.
The activity of selling goods to the public, usu in shops=> Sold in shops, on the internet, etc.
The company makes and RETAILS moderately priced sportswear=> This laptop RETAILS AT/FOR £850.
Sell goods to the public in shops, on the internet, etc=> Be sold at a particular price
Many of the shoes have a RETAIL PRICE of more than $100. Wages rose 2.1%, while RETAIL PRICES rose 3.6% >< Restaurants may charge as much as four times the WHOLESLAE price for wine.
the price that customers pay for goods in stores (COMMERCE) >< The price that a store or business pays for goods that it will then sell to the public
WHOLESALE prices, A WHOLESALE supplier/business We only sell WHOLESALE, not to the public/ WHOLESALE changes WHOLESALE destruction ( (ST bad o too extreme) complete o affectin a lot f things, ppl, places, etc)
F o fo the sellin f goods in large amounts at low prices t shops & businesses, rather than the sellin f goods in shops t customers
I bought my coat direct from the factory AT WHOLESALE/ WHOLESALE (The activity of selling goods, usually in large amounts, to businesses which then sell them to the public)
The price at which goods r sold t shops by the ppl who produce them, rather than the price which the customer usu pays in the shop
