leading

  • 11leading — 1. adj. & n. adj. chief; most important. n. guidance, leadership. Phrases and idioms: leading aircraftman the rank above aircraftman in the RAF. leading article a newspaper article giving the editorial opinion. leading counsel the senior… …

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  • 12leading — strategy used by a firm to accelerate payments, normally in response to exchange rate expectations. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * leading lead‧ing [ˈliːdɪŋ] adjective [only before a noun] MARKETING best, most important, or most successful …

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  • 13leading — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 MOST IMPORTANT/BEST best, most important, or most successful: the leading software provider in the domestic PC markets | a leading heart specialist 2 leading edge a) technical the front edge of something b) the… …

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  • 14leading */*/*/ — UK [ˈliːdɪŋ] / US [ˈlɪdɪŋ] adjective [only before noun] 1) main, most important, or most successful David was our leading goalscorer last season. the leading cause of death He became a leading figure in the London art world. a leading brand of… …

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  • 15leading — lead|ing [ lidıŋ ] adjective only before noun *** 1. ) main, most important, or most successful: He became a leading figure in the London art world. a leading brand of toothpaste the leading cause of death play a leading part/role: She played a… …

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  • 16leading — [[t]li͟ːdɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n The leading person or thing in a particular area is the one which is most important or successful. ...a leading member of Bristol s Sikh community... Britain s future as a leading industrial nation depends on… …

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  • 17leading — / li:dɪŋ/ adjective 1. most important ● Leading industrialists feel the end of the recession is near. ● Leading shares rose on the Stock Exchange. ● Leading shareholders in the company forced a change in management policy. ● They are the leading… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 18leading — leading1 leadingly, adv. /lee ding/, adj. 1. chief; principal; most important; foremost: a leading toy manufacturer. 2. coming in advance of others; first: We rode in the leading car. 3. directing, guiding. n. 4. the act of a person or thing that …

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  • 19leading —    In typography, the horizontal spaces between lines of type, its thickness (height on a page) measured in points. Desk top publishing software application programs employ this term (including Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe PageMaker, QuarkXpress, and… …

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  • 20leading — adjective 1) he played the leading role Syn: main, chief, major, prime, most significant, most important, principal, foremost, key, central, focal, preeminent, paramount, dominant, essential Ant …

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