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| business |
the buying and selling activities of a company or other commercial institution, or the dealings that customers engage in with an institution. [1/6 definitions] |
| commit |
to put under the care or control of a person or institution, such as a prison or mental hospital. [1/3 definitions] |
| dictate |
People with power are able to dictate things. When a person or institution dictates something, other people have to do that thing. That thing is an order or command. [1/2 definitions] |
| division |
A group or section in a government, business, sport, military force, or other institution is sometimes called a "division." [1/4 definitions] |
| finance |
(plural) the money owned by a person, bank, government, or other institution; funds. [1/3 definitions] |
| founder1 |
a person who establishes something new and important, such as an institution, religion, or nation. |
| grant |
that which is given, often by a ruler, a government, or other institution, for a purpose considered to be of high value. [1/4 definitions] |
| green |
of an institution or business, conserving as much energy as possible and contributing little to environmental pollution. [1/11 definitions] |
| institution |
An institution is an organization that operates for a certain purpose and usually deals with many people. Hospitals, churches, prisons, and schools are some institutions. [2 definitions] |
| laundry room |
a room in a home or institution where clothes and linens are washed and usually dried. |
| mortgage |
a written agreement by which a bank or other institution agrees to lend money so that one can buy a property. The bank holds a claim to this property until the money is paid back. |
| segregate |
to require or enforce separation of groups of people in (a school or other institution) based on race, religion, or class. [1/3 definitions] |
| ward |
A ward is a child who has been legally placed in the home of someone who is not their parent, or someone who is placed in some kind of institution by a court of law. The adult person or institution that takes care of the ward has legal responsibility for them. A ward is often a child--one without parents who can take care of them--but a ward can also be an adult who must be taken care of by others because they can't take care of themselves. [1/4 definitions] |
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