make+firm

  • 41firm — /fɜ:m/ noun a company, business or partnership ● a manufacturing firm ● an important publishing firm ● She is a partner in a law firm. ■ adjective 1. which cannot be changed ● to make a firm offer for something ● to place a firm order for two… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 42firm — 01. My wife works as a legal secretary in a large law [firm] downtown. 02. The [firm] where my uncle works hands out generous bonuses to all its employees at Christmas time. 03. I like to sleep on a very [firm] mattress, so a futon is perfect for …

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  • 43firm — /fa:m/ noun a company, business or partnership ● a manufacturing firm ● an important publishing firm ● Shee is a partner in a law firm. ■ adjective 1. which cannot be changed ● to make a firm offer for something ● to place a firm order for two… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 44Make-Or-Buy Decision — The act of choosing between manufacturing a product in house or purchasing it from an external supplier. In a make or buy decision, the two most important factors to consider are cost and availability of production capacity. An enterprise may… …

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  • 45firm — 1. adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 a of solid or compact structure. b fixed, stable. c steady; not shaking. 2 a resolute, determined. b not easily shaken (firm belief). c steadfast, constant (a firm friend). 3 a (of an offer etc.) not liable to… …

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  • 46firm up — verb a) To make tentative plans more definite. Can we firm up plans for the barbecue Sunday? b) To make muscles more toned through physical exercise. He hopes to firm up his biceps a bit before meeting the girls …

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  • 47make — ▪ I. make make 1 [meɪk] verb made PTandPP [meɪd] making PRESPART 1. [transitive] MANUFACTURING to produce something by working or by using industrial processes …

    Financial and business terms

  • 48firm sth up — UK US firm sth up Phrasal Verb with firm({{}}/fɜːm/ verb [I] ► to make something more definite or less likely to change: firm up an agreement/an order/a price »The company is attempting to firm up potential orders for four ferries and two cruise… …

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  • 49firm up — solidify, become more firm; cause to become more firm; settle, make definite, clarify; tone through exercise (i.e. a muscle or part of the body) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 50make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ …

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