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  • 11opening — The period at the beginning of the trading session officially designated by an exchange, during which all transactions are considered made at the opening. Related: close. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The period at the beginning of the trading… …

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  • 12opening — I UK [ˈəʊp(ə)nɪŋ] / US [ˈoʊp(ə)nɪŋ] noun Word forms opening : singular opening plural openings *** 1) [countable] an occasion when a new shop, public building etc starts working and being available for people to use or visit grand opening (= an… …

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  • 13opening — o|pen|ing1 [ oup(ə)nıŋ ] noun *** ▸ 1 when something opens to public ▸ 2 (hole) where something opens ▸ 3 beginning ▸ 4 opportunity/job ▸ 5 act of opening something 1. ) count an occasion when a new store, public building. etc. starts working and …

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  • 14opening — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 beginning ADJECTIVE ▪ successful ▪ It was the most successful opening of any British movie ever. ▪ chess PREPOSITION ▪ opening  …

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  • 15opening — o|pen|ing1 [ˈəupənıŋ US ˈou ] n 1.) the time when a new building, road etc is used for the first time, or when a public event begins, especially when it involves a special ceremony opening of ▪ the official opening of the new theatre ▪ the… …

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  • 16opening — [[t]o͟ʊpənɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ openings 1) ADJ: ADJ n The opening event, item, day, or week in a series is the first one. They returned to take part in the season s opening game. ...the opening day of the fifth General Synod. Syn: first 2) N COUNT: usu N… …

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  • 17opening — noun 1) an opening in the center of the roof Syn: hole, gap, aperture, orifice, vent; peephole; split, crack, fissure, cleft, crevice, chink, slit; perforation; Anatomy foramen 2) the opening in the wall …

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  • 18opening*/*/ — [ˈəʊp(ə)nɪŋ] noun I 1) [C] a hole or place where something opens a narrow opening in the hedge[/ex] The doctors had to make an opening in her windpipe.[/ex] 2) [C] an opportunity to do something His comments created an opening for efforts to… …

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  • 19opening — n. vacancy 1) an opening for (we have an opening for an engineer) putting into operation 2) a grand opening (the grand opening of a new supermarket) * * * [ əʊp(ə)nɪŋ] [ putting into operation ] a grand opening (the grand opening of a new… …

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  • 20Opening — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Opening >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 hole hole foramen Sgm: N 1 puncture puncture perforation Sgm: N 1 fontanel fontanel Sgm: N 1 transforation transforation Sgm: N 1 pinhole pinhole …

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