disapproving
51extravagant — ex‧trav‧a‧gant [ɪkˈstrævəgənt] adjective 1. disapproving spending a lot of money when it is not necessary: • It s a bit too extravagant to buy both. • Even when in debt, he continued to enjoy an extravagant lifestyle. 2. very extreme and not… …
52fat cat — ˌfat ˈcat noun [countable] JOURNALISM disapproving a rich person, especially someone who does not deserve to be rich: • Pilots have a bad image among their co workers, who view them as fat cats who earn higher salaries. • corporate fat cats and… …
53free ride — ˌfree ˈride noun [singular] something that you do not have to pay for, because someone else is paying for it: • Government employees are getting a free ride on taxpayers money. * * * Ⅰ. free ride UK US noun [C, usually singular] DISAPPROVING ► an …
54free-for-all — ˌfree for ˈall noun [singular] disapproving COMMERCE a disorganized situation in which there are no rules or controls and many people or companies are competing together: • Many airlines were financially crippled by the free for all in the… …
55Goliath — Go‧li‧ath [gəˈlaɪəθ] also goliath noun [countable] disapproving ORGANIZATIONS an organization that is very large and powerful: • The local community was depicted in the role of David against the one of the Goliaths of the oil industry. * * *… …
56hack — ▪ I. hack hack 2 noun [countable] JOBS 1. a writer who does a lot of low quality work, especially writing newspaper articles 2. informal a taxi, or someone whose job is to drive a taxi [m0] ▪ II. hack hack 1 …
57lowest common denominator — ˌlowest ˌcommon deˈnominator noun [singular] disapproving the biggest possible number of people, including people who are very easily influenced or are willing to accept low standards: • Many advertisements are clearly appealing to the lowest… …
58nimby — nim‧by [ˈnɪmbi] noun nimbys PLURALFORM [countable] informal disapproving not in my backyard; someone who does not want a particular activity or building near their home: • The new supermarket is opposed by a group of local nimbies. nimby… …
59opportunist — op‧por‧tun‧ist [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnst ǁ ˌɑːpərˈtuː ] noun [countable] a person or organization that is willing to use every chance to gain an advantage or make money: • These companies represent a growing band of economic opportunists they move with… …
60patronage — pat‧ron‧age [ˈpætrənɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE the support a customer gives a shop, restaurant etc by spending money there: • What will prevent the customer from shifting his patronage to someone else? 2. the support given to an… …
