act of reducing the size of; bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses; taking various measures to cut costs in order to stabilize the financial situation of a corporation (i.e. manufacturing in smaller amounts, etc.)

rough outline; sketch; check; written order for payment; conscription; calling up for army service; until; current of air

chart showing the months of a year (including days and weeks); schedule; timetable

generativeness, creativeness; fruitfulness, prolificness, state of accomplishing a large amount of work

number with a fixed value; factor

product made by hand or by machine

denouncement; revealing; photograph; abandoning; placement

rubbing out; deletion; eradication

representing; in support of

mark; symbol; indication; hint; trace; notice; advertisement; astrological symbol; sign language; method of communication based on gestures and hand movements (commonly used by the hearing impaired)

state of belonging to an organization or group; fellowship

attraction; closeness; liking; likeness

yard; law court; formal reception; are where basketball or tennis is played

standard of measure; device for measuring (pressure, amount, distance, etc.); standard by which something is judged; criterion; extent

act of surprising; astonishment; something which startles or astonishes; unexpected event

chase; hunt; quest;, search; occupation; pastime

word; expression; idiom; semester; specified time period; condition; stipulation (e.g. the terms of an agreement)

marketing; activities associated with selling a product or service

building; structure; the industry of erecting buildings; word combination

income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation; government agency that collects tax monies; source of income

refuse; trash; disorder

instructions; manual; handbook; indication of acceptable conduct or procedure

specimen; small part of something; representative part of a larger group

emotional connection that exists between two people; connection; association; closeness; kinship

the total amount of funds in circulation in a given country's economy

anticipation; longing or waiting for; hope

blunder, fault; error

person who has the right to grant a license

enterprise; drive; ambition; beginning move in a process; first step

message sent to a newsgroup or mailing list (Internet)

person who takes part in a particular event such as a conference or seminar; participant

process of removing something from government control; transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization

expenditure of money or effort for future benefits; authorization

defense; shelter; safety; act of safeguarding; act of defending

large room used for lectures; talks, performances and other events

honesty; fairness; justice

medical caretaker (especially in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor); caretaker of a baby or young children; nanny

something or someone that does not match up to standards; object of lower quality; outcast (Slang)

bank note; invoice; proposed law

speaking ability; something that is communicated orally; something that is spoken; dialogue; conversation; manner in which one speaks; dialect; study of oral communication