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Topic: Finance

guarantee

IPA: /ˌɡærənˈtiː/

KK: /ˌɡærənˈti/

noun

Definition: A promise or assurance that something will happen or that a product will be of good quality.

Example: The company offers a two-year guarantee on all its products.

transitive verb

Definition: To promise that something will happen or that something is true, often providing assurance or security about it.

Example: The company guarantees that the product will work for at least two years.

guarantor

IPA: /ˈɡɛrəntɔr/

KK: /ˈɡɛrəntɔr/

noun

Definition: A person or organization that promises to take responsibility for someone else's debt or obligations if that person fails to meet them.

Example: The bank required a guarantor before approving the loan.

guaranty

IPA: /ˈɡɛrənˌti/

KK: /ˈɡɛrənˌti/

noun

Definition: A promise or assurance that something will happen or be done, often related to a product or service.

Example: The company offered a full guaranty on the new appliance for two years.

transitive verb

Definition: To make a promise or assurance that something will happen or be done, often involving a commitment to take responsibility if it does not.

Example: The company will guaranty the quality of its products for two years.

gulden

IPA: /ˈɡʊldən/

KK: /ˈɡʊldən/

noun

Definition: A type of currency that was used in the Netherlands and Suriname before being replaced by the euro and the Surinamese dollar, respectively.

Example: Before the euro was introduced, people in the Netherlands used gulden as their money.

hacendado

IPA: /hɑːˈsɛn.dɑː.ðoʊ/

KK: /hɑːˈsɛndɑːdoʊ/

noun

Definition: A person who owns or manages a large estate or ranch, especially in a Spanish-speaking country.

Example: The hacendado oversaw the daily operations of the vast estate.

haggle

IPA: /ˈhæɡl/

KK: /ˈhæɡəl/

intransitive verb

Definition: To argue or negotiate about the price of something in order to reach an agreement.

Example: They decided to haggle over the price of the antique vase at the market.

noun

Definition: A situation where people negotiate or argue about the price of something before agreeing on a final amount.

Example: During the market visit, we had to haggle over the price of the handmade pottery.

transitive verb

Definition: To negotiate the price of something, often by arguing or discussing to reach a better deal.

Example: They decided to haggle over the price of the antique vase at the market.

haggler

IPA: /ˈhæɡlər/

KK: /ˈhæɡlər/

noun

Definition: A person who negotiates the price of something, often trying to get a better deal.

Example: The haggler managed to lower the price of the antique vase significantly.

halier

IPA: /ˈheɪliər/

KK: /ˈhælɪər/

noun

Definition: A small unit of currency in Slovakia, where 100 haliers make up one koruna.

Example: The price of the candy was only ten haliers.

handover

IPA: /ˈhændoʊvər/

KK: /ˈhændoʊvər/

noun

Definition: The act of transferring control, responsibility, or information from one person or group to another.

Example: The handover of the project was completed smoothly between the two teams.

hardscrabble

IPA: /ˈhɑrdˌskræbəl/

KK: /hɑrdˈskræbəl/

adjective

Definition: Describing a situation or place that is difficult and poor, often where people struggle to make a living from the land.

Example: They lived in a hardscrabble neighborhood where every day was a fight for survival.

noun

Definition: Land that is not very productive or fertile, often difficult to farm or grow crops on.

Example: The farmers struggled to make a living on the hardscrabble land.

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