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  • 41appropriate — 1. adjective /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ɪt,əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.ət,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ɪt,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.ət,əˈpɹəʊ.pɹiː.eɪt,əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ a) Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper. The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the… …

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  • 42Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group — The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG) provides access to environmentally friendly infrastructure in impoverished communities in developing countries through a combination of business incubation, education, and direct outreach.… …

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  • 43appropriate — Synonyms and related words: a propos, absorb, abstract, acceptable, according to Hoyle, accroach, ad rem, adapted, admissible, adopt, advantageous, advisable, agreeable, allocate, allot, and, annex, appertaining, applicable, applying, appoint,… …

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  • 44appropriate ATS (air traffic services) authority — The relevant authority designated by the state responsible for providing air traffic services in the airspace concerned. The relevant authority of the state of registry is the appropriate authority for flight over the high seas. In all other… …

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  • 45appropriate — ap•pro•pri•ate adj. [[t]əˈproʊ pri ɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌeɪt[/t]] adj. v. at•ed, at•ing 1) particularly suitable; fitting; compatible: remarks appropriate to the occasion[/ex] 2) gov to set apart for a specific purpose or use: to appropriate funds for …

    From formal English to slang

  • 46appropriate — adjective /əˈproʊpriət / (say uh prohpreeuht) 1. suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example. 2. belonging or peculiar to one: each played their appropriate part. 3. (of behaviour) acceptable.… …

  • 47appropriate — adjective /ə prəυpriət/ suitable ● I leave it to you to take appropriate action. ■ verb /ə prəυprieɪt/ to put a sum of money aside for a special purpose ● to appropriate a sum of money for a capital project …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 48appropriate technology —   see alternative technology. Appropriate technology might more commonly be the term applied to alternative technology originating externally …

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  • 49appropriate technologies — Because of the permanent over supply of labour in contemporary developing societies, some sociologists (and economists) have argued that the labour saving (often capital intensive) techniques of production which are associated with technological… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 50appropriate technology — technology that is eagerly appropriate to the person and society …

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