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Where Definition–adverb | 1. | in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? | | 2. | in what position or circumstances?: Where do you stand on this question? Without money, where are you? | | 3. | in what particular respect, way, etc.?: Where does this affect us? | | 4. | to what place, point, or end? whither?: Where are you going? | | 5. | from what source? whence?: Where did you get such a notion? | –conjunction | 6. | in or at what place, part, point, etc.: Find where he is. Find where the trouble is. | | 7. | in or at the place, part, point, etc., in or at which: The book is where you left it. | | 8. | in a position, case, etc., in which: Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. | | 9. | in any place, position, case, etc., in which; wherever: Use the ointment where pain is felt. | | 10. | to what or whatever place; to the place or any place to which: I will go where you go. | | 11. | in or at which place; and there: They came to the town, where they lodged for the night. | –pronoun | 12. | what place?: Where did you come from? | | 13. | the place in which; point at which: This is where the boat docks. That was where the phone rang. | –noun | 14. | a place; that place in which something is located or occurs: the wheres and hows of job hunting. | —Idiom | 15. | where it's at, Slang. where the most exciting, prestigious, or profitable activity or circumstance is to be found. | |
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Can Definition–auxiliary verb | 1. | to be able to; have the ability, power, or skill to: She can solve the problem easily, I'm sure. | | 2. | to know how to: He can play chess, although he's not particularly good at it. | | 3. | to have the power or means to: A dictator can impose his will on the people. | | 4. | to have the right or qualifications to: He can change whatever he wishes in the script. | | 5. | may; have permission to: Can I speak to you for a moment? | | 6. | to have the possibility: A coin can land on either side. | –verb (used with object), verb (used without object) |
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Buy Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase. | | 2. | to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. | | 3. | to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder. | | 4. | to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought. | | 5. | to be the monet
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ary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to. | | 6. | Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom. | | 7. | Cards. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace. | | 8. | Informal. | a. | to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation. | | b. | to be deceived by: He bought the whole story. | | –verb (used without object) | 9. | to be or become a purchaser. | –noun | 10. | an act or instance of buying. | | 11. | something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy. | | 12. | a bargain: The couch was a real buy. | —Verb phrases | 13. | buy down, to lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down. | | 14. | buy in, | a. | to buy a supply of; accumulate a stock of. | | b. | to buy back one's own possession at an auction. | | c. | to undertake a buy-in. | Also, buy into. | | 15. | buy into, to purchase a share, interest, or membership in: They tried to buy into the club but were not accepted. | | 16. | buy off, to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment; purchase the noninterference of; bribe: The corrupt official bought off those who might expose him. | | 17. | buy out, to secure all of
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Business Definition–noun | 1. | an occupation, 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, 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
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