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sexual abstention |
Noun
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abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) |
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supplying |
Noun
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the activity of supplying or providing something |
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self-discipline |
Noun
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the act of denying yourself |
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self-discipline |
Noun
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the trait of practicing self discipline |
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self-control |
Noun
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the act of denying yourself |
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self-control |
Noun
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the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior |
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sobriety |
Noun
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abstaining from excess |
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sobriety |
Noun
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a manner that is serious and solemn |
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sobriety |
Noun
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moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs |
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sobriety |
Noun
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the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol |
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share-out |
Noun
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a distribution in shares |
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syndication |
Noun
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selling an article or cartoon for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time |
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syndication |
Noun
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organizing into or administering as a syndicate |
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soft market |
Noun
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a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy |
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social welfare |
Noun
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governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need |
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seller's market |
Noun
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a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell |
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sellers' market |
Noun
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a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell |
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social insurance |
Noun
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government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people |
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supplementary benefit |
Noun
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benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law |
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social assistance |
Noun
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benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law |
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survivors insurance |
Noun
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insurance paid to surviving spouses |
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secularization |
Noun
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transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession |
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secularization |
Noun
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the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion |
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secularisation |
Noun
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transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession |
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secularisation |
Noun
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the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion |
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swap |
Noun
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an equal exchange |
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swap |
Verb
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move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science |
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swap |
Verb
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exchange or give (something) in exchange for |
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swop |
Noun
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an equal exchange |
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swop |
Verb
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exchange or give (something) in exchange for |
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soft sell |
Noun
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suggestive or persuasive advertising |
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smuggling |
Noun
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secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due |
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serialization |
Noun
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publication in serial form |
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serialisation |
Noun
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publication in serial form |
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selling |
Noun
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the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money |
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simony |
Noun
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traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments |
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slave trade |
Noun
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traffic in slaves |
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slave traffic |
Noun
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traffic in slaves |
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sale |
Noun
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a particular instance of selling |
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sale |
Noun
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the general activity of selling |
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sale |
Noun
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an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices |
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sale |
Noun
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an agreement or contract in which property is transferred from the seller to the buyer for a fixed price in money |
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sale |
Noun
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the state of being purchasable |
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slating |
Noun
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the act of laying slates for a roof |
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slating |
Noun
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a severely critical attack |
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slating |
Noun
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thin layers of rock used for roofing |
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shipping |
Noun
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the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials |
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shipping |
Noun
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conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry |
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sell |
Verb
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give up for a price or reward |
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sell |
Verb
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exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent |