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41HAWK — TIBCO technology that supports system and application monitoring. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. hawk hawk 2 verb [transitive] 1. JOURNALISM to sell: • an ex athlete who now hawks exercise equipment 2 …
42licence — A paper or electronic document issued by the competent authority, authorizing and requiring the import or export of the goods specified and/or imposing other special requirements as necessary. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * licence li‧cence… …
43bean counter — ˈbean ˌcounter noun [countable] informal disapproving ACCOUNTING someone whose job is to study financial figures and work out the cost of doing something, and who is only concerned with making a profit: • the bean counters who can so easily… …
44bureaucracy — bu‧reauc‧ra‧cy [bjʊəˈrɒkrəsi ǁ bjʊˈrɑː ] noun bureaucracies PLURALFORM 1. [countable] a system of government that uses a large number of departments and officials: • a powerful centralized bureaucracy 2. [uncountable] disapproving all the… …
45bureaucratic — bu‧reau‧crat‧ic [ˌbjʊərəˈkrætɪk◂ ǁ ˌbjʊr ] adjective disapproving involving or having a lot of complicated and unnecessary official rules: • The group has had a history of being very bureaucratic and very slow moving * * * bureaucratic UK US… …
46commercialism — com‧mer‧cial‧is‧m [kəˈmɜːʆlɪzm ǁ ɜːr ] noun [uncountable] disapproving when people are more concerned about making money from something than about its real qualities, value etc: • Many people dislike the commercialism that now surrounds… …
47commercialize — com‧mer‧cial‧ize [kəˈmɜːʆəlaɪz ǁ ɜːr ] also commercialise verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to make something available to buyers for the first time: • He doesn t see any rush to commercialize the Sunpower technology for household use. 2 …
48commercialization — commercialize com‧mer‧cial‧ize [kəˈmɜːʆəlaɪz ǁ ɜːr ] also commercialise verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to make something available to buyers for the first time: • He doesn t see any rush to commercialize the Sunpower technology for household use …
49Eurocrat — Eu‧ro‧crat [ˈjʊərəʊkræt ǁ ˈjʊroʊ ] noun [countable] JOBS JOURNALISM disapproving someone who works for and has power in the organization of the European Union: • The price of a pint of cider could double if Eurocrats in Brussels have their way. * …
50exploit — ex‧ploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantage: • New TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission. • the ways in which natural resources are… …
