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11Trough — The transition point between economic recession and recovery. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * trough trough [trɒf ǁ trɒːf] noun [countable] FINANCE ECONOMICS the lowest point in a series of prices, values etc: • the pea …
12trough — The transition point between economic recession and recovery. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * trough trough [trɒf ǁ trɒːf] noun [countable] FINANCE ECONOMICS the lowest point in a series of prices, values etc: • the peaks …
13trough — UK [trɒf] / US [trɔf] noun [countable] Word forms trough : singular trough plural troughs 1) a long narrow open container used for holding food or water for animals a cattle trough 2) a low area between two high waves or hills The boat lay almost …
14trough — 1. noun /trɒf,trɑːf,trɔːf,trɑːθ/ a) A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. One of Hanks chores was to slop the pigs trough each morning and evening. b) Any similarly shaped container. Ernest threw his paint… …
15trough — [OE] Etymologically, a trough is something made out of ‘wood’. Its ultimate source is Indo European *drukós, a derivative of the base *dru ‘wood, tree’ (source also of English tree). This passed into prehistoric Germanic as *trugaz, which has… …
16trough — Holowa a, holoa a, hā. Water trough, kula wai, hā wai; pā wai (rare). Food trough, kneading trough, papa wili ai …
17trough — [OE] Etymologically, a trough is something made out of ‘wood’. Its ultimate source is Indo European *drukós, a derivative of the base *dru ‘wood, tree’ (source also of English tree). This passed into prehistoric Germanic as *trugaz, which has… …
18trough — A long, narrow, shallow channel or depression. gingival t. the formation of a crater as a result of destruction of interdental tissues so that, in effect, there exists a labial and lingual curtain of gingiva with no interproximal …
19Trough — The stage of the economy s business cycle that marks the end of a period of declining business activity and the transition to expansion. In general, the business cycle is said to go through expansion, then the peak, followed by contraction, and… …
20trough — noun 1 container for animal feed/water ADJECTIVE ▪ drinking, feeding, watering (esp. AmE) ▪ feed (esp. AmE), water ▪ cattle, horse …
