Data Shows Ultra-Rich Not Paying Any Tax In Australia
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avoid
US / ə'vɔɪd /
•UK / əˈvɔɪd /
- verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
safety
US / ˈseɪfti /
•UK / ˈsefti /
- noun
- Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
- State of being free from harm or danger
aussie
US / ˈɔ:si /
•UK / ˈɔsi, ˈɔzi /
- adjective
- Australian.
- noun
- A person from Australia.
fee
US / fi: /
•UK / fi /
- noun
- Amount of money paid for a particular service
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate something imagined
- Used to ask or request something politely
- Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
- Used to indicate a preference
- Used to indicate a reaction
- Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
- Used to indicate willingness or ability to do
income
US / ˈɪnkʌm /
•UK / ˈɪnˌkʌm /
- noun
- Earned money from work, investments or business
potentially
US / pə'tenʃəlɪ /
•UK / pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ /
- adverb
- That could happen or become reality
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
daniel
US / 'dænjəl /
•UK / 'dænjəl /
- noun
- (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection w
- other
- A wise and upright judge
- An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the cou
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
against
US / əˈgenst /
•UK / əˈɡenst /
- preposition
- In physical contact with, as for support; next to
- In opposition to; disagreeing with
equal
US / 'i:kwəl /
•UK / ˈikwəl /
- adjecitve
- Same in shape, size, or number
- verb
- To add up or be the same as
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
structure
US / ˈstrʌk.tʃə /
•UK / ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /
- noun
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
- verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
donation
US / dəʊˈneɪʃn /
•UK / doʊˈneɪʃn /
- noun
- Gift or money given to help support a cause
wise
US / waɪz /
•UK / waɪz /
- adjecitve
- Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
force
US / fɔ:s /
•UK / fɔrs, fors /
- noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
- verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
friday
US / ˈfraɪdeɪ /
•UK / ˈfraɪdeɪ /
- noun
- Fifth day of the week; the day after Thursday
must
US / məst /
•UK / mʌst /
- noun
- Something that is necessary or required
- other
- (Used to state that something ought to be true)
- Used to say something is required or necessary
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- adverb
- A time that is not now
- Following another thing in time or arrangement
- Following on reasonably from what was just stated
- At that time, not now
great
US / ɡreɪt /
•UK / ɡret /
- adjecitve
- Very large in size
- Very important
- Very good; fantastic; wonderful
- adverb
- Very good; better than before
- noun
- Successful and well-admired person
watch
US / wɒtʃ /
•UK / wɑtʃ /
- noun
- Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
- Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
- Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
- verb
- To keep in check, manage, or control something
- To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
- To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
- To look at carefully to work out what is happening
- To protect and care for someone or something
essentially
US / ɪˈsenʃəli /
•UK / ɪˈsenʃəli /
- adverb
- Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
shirk
US / ʃɜ:k /
•UK / ʃɜ:rk /
- verb
- To avoid work or your responsibilities and duties
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
profit
US / 'prɒfɪt /
•UK / 'prɑ:fɪt /
- noun
- Benefit from doing something
- Money earned from sales, after costs are deducted
- verb
- To be a benefit to someone
- To earn money from something
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
even
US / 'i:vn /
•UK / ˈivən /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
- Being divided equally or fairly
- (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
- Smooth, level, or regular
- Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
- At a regular, equally steady manner
- Remaining steady and unchanging
- adverb
- (When this is surprising) as well; too
- (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
eventually
US / ɪˈventʃuəli /
•UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /
- adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
sweden
US / 'swi:dn /
•UK / 'swi:dn /
- proper noun
- A country that occupies the eastern part of the Scandinavian peninsula; population 9,800,000 (estima
ambulance
US / ˈæmbjələns /
•UK / ˈæmbjələns /
- noun
- Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
hospital
US / ˈhɒspɪtl /
•UK / ˈhɑ:spɪtl /
- noun
- Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
sandwich
US / ˈsænwɪtʃ /
•UK / ˈsændwɪtʃ, ˈsæn- /
- noun
- Two pieces of bread with meat, cheese etc. in it
- verb
- To catch between two things
work
US / wɜ:k /
•UK / wɚk /
- adjecitve
- Activity completed in order to make money
- noun
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Activity you do in order to make money
- Place of employment
- Final product or result of a some labor or effort
- verb
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
- To do your job in your company or workplace
- To make an effort to do something
- To operate a machine or device
bit
US / bɪt /
•UK / bɪt /
- noun
- Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- Small piece of something
- verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
country
US / ˈkʌntri /
•UK / ˈkʌntri /
- noun
- An area of land that is controlled by a government
- Open land that is away from towns and cities
pay
US / peɪ /
•UK / pe /
- noun
- Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
- To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
- To be punished or suffer for something you did
- To make (a visit) to a person or place
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
loophole
US / ˈlu:phəʊl /
•UK / ˈlu:phoʊl /
- noun
- Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
pressure
US / 'preʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈprɛʃɚ /
- noun
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Strong persuasion to do something
- verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
police
US / pəˈli:s /
•UK / pəˈlis /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the police and its business
- noun
- People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- verb
- To control an area, or group with a police force
result
US / rɪ'zʌlt /
•UK / rɪˈzʌlt /
- noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
travel
US / ˈtrævl /
•UK / ˈtrævəl /
- noun
- Going to other places, esp. distant places
- verb
- To go to a place that is far away
close
US / kləʊz /
•UK / kloʊz /
- adjecitve
- Almost; near
- (Of a friend) well-known; liked by others
- Being near or related
- Similar; nearly the same
- verb
- To come progressively nearer to something
- To end; to bring to an end
- To make something shut; stop from being open
dutch
US / dʌtʃ /
•UK / dʌtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Holland
society
US / sə'saɪətɪ /
•UK / səˈsaɪɪti /
- noun
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
- Upper class of a community
aggressively
US / ə'ɡresɪvlɪ /
•UK / əˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ /
- adverb
- Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- In a violent, angry or threatening manner
move
US / mu:v /
•UK / muv /
- noun
- Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
- An action; doing something
- Step taken to achieve a goal
- verb
- To cause someone to have certain emotions
- To cause something to change to a different place
- To change where people live or a business operates
- To take action to do or achieve something
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
way
US / weɪ /
•UK / we /
- adverb
- Used to emphasize the amount of something
- noun
- Particular aspect of something being thought about
- One of various choices that could be made
- Particular existing condition or state
- (Often long) distance or length of time
- How something is done
- Route to go to a place
- Small street
- Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone
billion
US / ˈbɪljən /
•UK / ˈbɪljən /
- noun
- Number 1,000,000,000
dollar
US / ˈdɒlə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɑ:lə(r) /
- noun
- A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
responsibility
US / rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ /
•UK / rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti /
- noun
- Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- A thing to be done because it is morally correct
- State of being dependable or reliable
reasonably
US / ˈri:znəbli /
•UK / ˈrizn:əblɪ /
- adverb
- To a reasonable degree; not too much
- In a fair and just manner
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
irish
US / ˈaɪrɪʃ /
•UK / ˈaɪrɪʃ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Ireland
struggle
US / 'strʌɡl /
•UK / ˈstrʌɡəl /
- noun
- Strong efforts made to do something difficult
- verb
- To try very hard to do something difficult
lower
US / 'ləʊə(r) /
•UK / ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr /
- adjecitve
- In a position more near the bottom
- verb
- To move something downward to the ground
start
US / stɑ:t /
•UK / stɑrt /
- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
- Beginning of something in place or time
- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
amount
US / ə'maʊnt /
•UK / əˈmaʊnt /
- noun
- Quantity of something
- verb
- To add up to a certain figure
accountant
US / əˈkaʊntənt /
•UK / əˈkaʊntənt /
- noun
- Professional person who manages money
consumer
US / kənˈsju:mə(r) /
•UK / kənˈsumɚ /
- noun
- Person who buys goods or services
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
- Legally correct; having enough evidence
- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- noun
- Style of speaking
- Discussion between two countries
- Giving information in front of people; lecture
- Saying things or ideas to someone with words
- verb
- To make a formal speech about something
- To say things or ideas to someone with words
financial
US / faɪˈnænʃl /
•UK / faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l /
- adjecitve
- Involving money
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
individual
US / ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl /
•UK / ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl /
- adjecitve
- Made for use by one single person
- Having a distinct manner different from others
- noun
- Single person, looked at separately from others
much
US / mʌtʃ /
•UK / mʌtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
- A lot; large amount; a high degree of
- Nearly; basically
- On many occasions; often
- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
infrastructure
US / 'ɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃɚ /
- noun
- Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
spend
US / spend /
•UK / spɛnd /
- verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
- To use up something completely
through
US / θru: /
•UK / θru /
- adjecitve
- having finished using or doing something
- adverb
- From the beginning of something until the end
- preposition
- Over, in, across an entire thing or place
- Allowing you to pass between, or to
- By a particular way or process; by the use of
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
charge
US / tʃɑ:dʒ /
•UK / tʃɑrdʒ /
- noun
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
- When a battery has a certain amount of electricity
- Amount of money you pay for a service
- verb
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- To put electricity in a battery
- To give responsibility to take care of or manage
- To state that someone has committed a crime
consequence
US / ˈkɔnsikwəns /
•UK / ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns /
- noun
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
job
US / dʒɒb /
•UK / dʒɑ:b /
- noun
- Something that must be done
- Regular work at which you earn money
rich
US / rɪtʃ /
•UK / rɪtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- Containing a lot of exciting events or experiences and therefore very interesting
- (of a color, sound, smell, etc.) Pleasantly deep or strong
- If food is rich, it contains a large amount of oil, butter, eggs, or cream.
such
US / sʌtʃ /
•UK / sʌtʃ /
- determiner
- Being similar to
- (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
- adverb
- (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
affair
US / ə'feə(r) /
•UK / əˈfɛr /
- noun
- Secret sexual relationship between two people
- Event or a set of events, often unpleasant ones
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- verb
- To drink, smoke, eat or use something
- To experience the effects of something
- To organize an event, or join in an activity
- To own, possess, or hold something
- To cause to happen or produce a particular effect
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
holiday
US / ˈhɒlədeɪ /
•UK / ˈhɑ:lədeɪ /
- noun
- Day when people don't go to work or school
- A day for a culture to celebrate; festival day
- Time of year when people go somewhere for fun/rest
legally
US / 'li:ɡəlɪ /
•UK / ˈliɡl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that is allowed by or related to laws
tim
US / tɪm /
•UK / tɪm /
- abbreviation
- Timothy (especially in biblical references).
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
deduction
US / dɪˈdʌkʃn /
•UK / dɪˈdʌkʃən /
- noun
- Reaching of a conclusion by using reasoning
- Fact of being or amount taken away from a total
group
US / ɡru:p /
•UK / ɡrup /
- noun
- Two or more musicians who play music together
- Number of people or things gathered together
- verb
- To combine or collect objects or people together
turnover
US / ˈtɜ:nəʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈtɜ:rnoʊvə(r) /
- noun
- the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people
- the amount of business that a company does in a period of time
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
know
US / nəʊ /
•UK / noʊ /
- verb
- To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- To feel sure or be convinced about something
- To discover or be aware of something
- To be able to distinguish
- To have knowledge of things
exist
US / ɪɡ'zɪst /
•UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /
- verb
- To be present, alive or real
loss
US / lɒs /
•UK / lɔ:s /
- noun
- Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
- Experience or state of failing to have or keep
- A situation when you lose a game
- Process of failing to have or keep something
- Difficulty or trouble caused by someone's leaving
- Situation when more money is spent than is earned
amsterdam
US / ˈæmstəˈdæm /
•UK / ˈæmstɚˌdæm /
- noun
- An industrial center and the capital of the Netherlands
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
tech
US / tek /
•UK / tɛk /
- noun
- Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
with
US / wɪð /
•UK / wɪð, wɪθ /
- preposition
- As an employee of a certain company
- Against something or someone
- By using something as a means
- Due to; because of
- Including
- Possessing as a feature
- Related to
- (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
- Used to express that people or things are together
bear
US / bɛː /
•UK / bɛr /
- noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
- verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
- To keep moving left or right while going forward
- To show (sign of something)
- To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge
problem
US / ˈprɒbləm /
•UK / ˈprɑbləm /
- adjecitve
- Causing trouble
- noun
- Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- Question to show understanding of a math concept
defence
US / dɪˈfens /
•UK / dɪˈfɛns /
- noun
- The process of protecting something from attack
legal
US / 'li:ɡl /
•UK / ˈliɡəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the law; allowed by law
mate
US / meɪt /
•UK / met /
- noun
- A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- Partner in a (sexual) relationship
- One of a matched pair e.g. a shoe or glove
- A kind of officer on a ship
- other
- Person your wish to, or are married to
- verb
- To pair a male and female so they have children
- To join or fit two things together
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
three
US / θri: /
•UK / θri /
- number
- Number 3
taxable
US / ˈtæksəbl /
•UK / ˈtæksəbəl /
- adjecitve
- (Income) that can be taxed
australian
US / ɒˈstreɪliən /
•UK / ɔˈstreljən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Australia
- noun
- People from Australia
fair
US / feə(r) /
•UK / fɛr /
- adjecitve
- Neither very good nor very bad; average
- (Of skin) light colored; not dark
- Quite good; quite a lot
- Treating all people the same way
- (Of hair) light colored; blonde
- (Of weather) sunny; not raining
- noun
- Event for companies to show their products
- Event to sell things to help a charity
famous
US / 'feɪməs /
•UK / ˈfeməs /
- adjecitve
- Excellent
- Widely known; recognized by many people
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
average
US / 'ævərɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Typical or normal; usual; ordinary
- noun
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
live
US / lɪv /
•UK / liv /
- adjecitve
- Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
- Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
- Glowing because burning; hot
- Not yet killed (for food)
- adverb
- (Music, drama) as it is performed
- verb
- To be alive
- To experience a particular type of life
- To make your home in a house or town
payment
US / ˈpeɪmənt /
•UK / ˈpemənt /
- noun
- Amount of money that is paid for something
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
investment
US / ɪnˈvestmənt /
•UK / ɪnˈvɛstmənt /
- noun
- Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- Act of giving time, energy to see a future reward
might
US / maɪt /
•UK / maɪt /
- other
- Used to politely request an action
- Used to express that something could happen
- Power, strength, force or influence
little
US / 'lɪtl /
•UK / ˈlɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Being short in length of time
- Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
- Being very young or younger than others
- adverb
- By an amount or degree that is not very much
- Not often; rarely
- noun
- A person's name
offset
US / ˈɒfset /
•UK / ˈɔ:fset /
- adjecitve
- (Of printing) using inked plates
- noun
- Compensation or counterbalance
- verb
- To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
rate
US / reɪt /
•UK / ret /
- noun
- Current price or cost of something
- Speed or frequency of events over time
- verb
- To assess something or consider its qualities
singapore
US / ˌsɪŋgə'pɔ: /
•UK / ˌsɪŋgə'pɔ: /
- other
- A country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in
- An island to the south of the Malay Peninsula
the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- article
- Used to refer to something already mentioned
- Used to show there is only one of something
- determiner
- Used to describe all of a family
always
US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /
•UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /
- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
forth
US / fɔ:θ /
•UK / fɔrθ, forθ /
- adverb
- So as to be seen; out
- Outward or forward in space, time
incur
US / ɪn'kɜ:(r) /
•UK / ɪnˈkɚ /
- verb
- To bring something (bad) on yourself
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
surely
US / ˈʃʊəli /
•UK / ˈʃʊrli /
- adverb
- With certainty; definitely
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- noun
- Desire or choice of someone
- Document saying who gets your money when you die
- Strong desire to do something; determination
- Desire to do something; strong wish to do
- other
- Used with verbs to express the future
- verb
- To leave property to someone after your death
- To use mental effort to make something happen
- Am (is, are) likely to do
- To influence someone to do something
- To make something happen by strongly wanting it
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
ato
US / /
•UK / /
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
charity
US / 'tʃærətɪ /
•UK / ˈtʃærɪti /
- noun
- Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
- Institution providing help to the needy, the sick
- Person's name
visit
US / ˈvɪzɪt /
•UK / ˈvɪzɪt /
- noun
- Trip to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- verb
- To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
economy
US / ɪ'kɒnəmɪ /
•UK / ɪˈkɑnəmi /
- noun
- Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- Total of all goods, services and wages in an area
million
US / ˈmɪljən /
•UK / ˈmɪljən /
- number
- 1,000,000
publish
US / 'pʌblɪʃ /
•UK / ˈpʌblɪʃ /
- verb
- To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
- To release information to the general public
probably
US / ˈprɒbəbli /
•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
while
US / waɪl /
•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time
afford
US / ə'fɔ:d /
•UK / əˈfɔrd, əˈford /
- verb
- To make available, to provide
- To have enough money to pay for something
explain
US / ɪk'spleɪn /
•UK / ɪkˈsplen /
- verb
- To make clear or easy to understand by describing
tax
US / tæks /
•UK / tæks /
- noun
- Money taken by a government from its people
- verb
- To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- (Government) to take money from a country's people
australia
US / ɒˈstreɪliə /
•UK / ɔːˈstreɪliə /
- noun
- The smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
massive
US / ˈmæsɪv /
•UK / ˈmæsɪv /
- adjecitve
- Very big; large; too big
should
US / ʃʊd /
•UK / ʃʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable
borne
US / bɔ:n /
•UK / bɔ:rn /
- verb
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
deductible
US / dɪˈdʌktəbl /
•UK / dɪˈdʌktəbl /
- adjecitve
- Acceptable as a deduction (from tax that is due)
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- adjecitve
- No longer current or new
- adverb
- So as to go beyond, or further than something
- noun
- Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
- preposition
- After a particular time
- At a later point in distance; beyond
reason
US / 'ri:zn /
•UK / ˈrizən /
- noun
- Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
- Explanation for why something occurred or was done
- verb
- To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- noun
- A order or request for action
- The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
- A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
- A short visit to a place or person
- A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
- verb
- To make a request or order for action
- (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
- To announce the date of an election
- To make a judgment about something
- To give someone or something a name
- To guess in advance the result or outcome
- To visit a place or person for a short time
- To phone someone
- To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice
double
US / 'dʌbl /
•UK / ˈdʌbəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning or intended for use by two people
- Two times the amount or degree; twice
- Made of two parts that are the same, similar
- noun
- Person that is exactly like someone else
- verb
- To be used for two functions at the same time
- To make or become twice as much
reduce
US / rɪ'dju:s /
•UK / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /
- verb
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
- To make something smaller in size, amount, level
reporter
US / rɪˈpɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrtɚ, -ˈpor- /
- noun
- Someone whose job is to report news
where
US / hwɛə /
•UK / hwɛr, wɛr /
- conjunction
- At or in the place which
- In whatever place
- pronoun
- Word you use to ask the location of something
issue
US / 'ɪʃu: /
•UK / ˈɪʃu /
- noun
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
- verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
dan
US / dæn /
•UK / dɑn, dæn /
- noun
- Any of ten degrees of advanced proficiency in judo or karate.
- A small marker buoy with a lightweight flagpole.
- proper noun
- (in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, son of Jacob and Bilhah.
something
US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
- adverb
- In some degree or measure
- noun
- a person or thing of some value or consequence
- pronoun
- Thing that is not yet known or named
- Approximately
office
US / ˈɒfɪs /
•UK / ˈɔ:fɪs /
- noun
- Room or building used for business
- Important job position, often in a government
netherlands
US / 'neðələndz /
•UK / 'neðərləndz /
- proper noun
- A country in western Europe, on the North Sea; population 16,900,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Amst
only
US / ˈəunli /
•UK / ˈonli /
- adverb
- Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
- Not very important or serious
- Just that type of thing, person
- Short time ago; not before a certain time
- conjunction
- Except; but
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- adjecitve
- Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- adverb
- Have returned to a place you were before
- noun
- The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
- Location at the rear of something
- The reverse of side something
- Area on the rear of your body
- verb
- To bet money on something
- To go backwards in a car
- To support and encourage someone or some cause
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
money
US / 'mʌnɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌni /
- noun
- Coins or notes we use to pay for things
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
share
US / ʃeə(r) /
•UK / ʃɛr /
- noun
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
- To give information, etc. to someone
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
company
US / 'kʌmpənɪ /
•UK / ˈkʌmpəni /
- noun
- Good feeling from being with someone else
- A business that sells things or provides services
- Guests, especially in your home
- Being with another person rather than alone
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something