Instant Definition–noun | 1. | an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon. |
| 2. | the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event. |
| 3. | a particular moment: at the instant of contact. |
| 4. | a food or beverage, esp. coffee, specially processed for quick preparation. |
| 5. | Older Use. the present or current month. |
–adjective | 6. | succeeding without any interval of time; prompt; immediate: instant relief from a headache. |
| 7. | pressing or urgent: instant need. |
| 8. | noting a food or beverage requiring a minimal amount of time and effort to prepare, as by heating or the addition of milk or water, before being served or used: instant coffee; instant pudding. |
| 9. | occurring, done, or prepared with a minimal amount of time and effort; produced rapidly and with little preparation: an instant book; instant answers; instant history. |
| 10. | designed to act or produce results quickly or immediately: an instant lottery. |
| 11. | Older Use. of the present month: your letter of the 12th instant. Abbreviation: inst. Compare proximo, ultimo. |
| 12. | present; current: the instant case before the court. |
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Business Definition–noun | 1. | an o
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ccupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming. |
| 2. | the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit. |
| 3. | a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern. |
| 4. | volume of trade; patronage: Most of the store's business comes from local families. |
| 5. | a building or site where commercial work is carried on, as a factory, store
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, or office; place of work: His business is on the corner of Broadway and Elm Street. |
| 6. | that with which a person is principally and seriously concerned: Words are a writer's business. |
| 7. | something with which a person is rightfully concerned: What they are doing is none of my business. |
| 8. | affair; project: We were exasperated by the whole business. |
| 9. | an assignment or task; chore: It's your business to wash the dishes now. |
| 10. | Also called piece of business, stage business. Theater. a movement or gesture, esp. a minor one, used by an actor to give expressiveness, drama, detail, etc., to a scene or to help portray a character. |
| 11. | excrement: used as a euphemism. |
–adjective | 12. | of, noting, or pertaining to business, its organization, or its procedures. |
| 13. | containing, suitable for, or welcoming business or commerce: New York is a good business town. |
—Idioms| 14. | business is business, profit has precedence over personal considerations: He is reluctant to fire his friend, but business is business. |
| 15. | do one's business, (usually of an animal or child) to defecate or urinate: housebreaking a puppy to do his business outdoors. |
| 16. | get down to business, to apply oneself to serious matters; concentrate on work: They finally got down to business and signed the contract. |
| 17. | give someone the business, Informal. | a. | to make difficulties for someone; treat harshly: Instead of a straight answer they give him the business with a needless run-around. |
| b. | to scold severely; give a tongue-lashing to: The passengers will give the bus driver the business if he keeps driving so recklessly. |
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| 18. | have no business, to have no right: You have no business coming into this house. |
| 19. | mean business, to propose to take action or be serious in intent; be in earnest: By the fire in his eye we knew that he meant business. <
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| 20. | mind one's own business, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others: When he inquired about the noise coming from the neighbor's apartment, he was told to mind his own business. |
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Credit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. |
| 2. | a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. |
| 3. | the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography. |
| 4. | trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit. |
| 5. | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. |
| 6. | reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good. |
| 7. | influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation. |
| 8. | time allowe
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| 9. | repute; reputation; esteem. |
| 10. | a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50. |
| 11. | Education. | a. | official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. |
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| 12. | Bookkeeping. | a. | an entry of payment or value received on an account. |
| b. | the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to debit). |
| c. | an entry, or the total shown, on the credit side. |
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| 13. | any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in. |
| 15. | to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon. |
| 16. | Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to. |
| 17. | Education. to award educational credits to (often fol. by with): They credited me with three hours in history. |
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—Idioms| 19. | do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone. |
| 20. | on credit, by deferred payment: Everything they have was bought on credit. |
| 21. | to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt. |
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Card Definition–noun | 1. | a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card. |
| 2. | one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card. |
| 3. | cards, (usually used with a singular verb ) | a. | a game or games played with such a set. |
| b. | the playing of such a game: to win at cards. |
| c. | Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more. |
| d. | Whist. tricks won in excess of six. |
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| 4. | Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion. |
| 5. | something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play. |
| 9. | a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc. |
| 15. | Informal. | a. | a person who is amusing or facetious. |
| b. | any person, esp. one with some indicated characteristic: a queer card. |
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–verb (used with object) | 16. | to provide with a card. |
| 18. | to write, list, etc., on cards. |
| 19. | Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of: The bartender was carding all yo
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—Idioms| 20. | in or on the cards, impending or likely; probable: A reorganization is in the cards. |
| 21. | play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously: If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will. |
| 22. | put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing: He always believed in putting his cards on the table. |
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