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I bought a house as a buffer against inflation.

"Just-in-time production" means that no buffer stocks are held in the factory.

Silly old buffer!

Although he wasn't actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.

The 1930s were a time of high unemployment and economic hardship.; The Commission does not believe that the proposed rule change will pose an undue hardship on venture capital firms.

He did not seek deferment from military service. I was granted a deferment on my education loans.

They got draft deferments as graduate students.

Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on the local tax payer.; He does not seem unduly concerned about the state of the economy.

Government officials denied there had been any undue influence in the award of the renewal contract. The President has been criticized for exercising undue influence over the judiciary and parliament.

the independence of the judiciary

The baggage/luggage allowance for most flights is 20 kilos.; The basic calorie allowance is 2000 calories a day for women and 2500 for men.; What is the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A?

an amount of something that someone is allowed to have, use, produce, etc.:

The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance. I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents.;

money that someone is given regularly by their employer or by the government to pay for a particular thing:; Some companies will even give their telecommuting executives an allowance to buy office furniture for their home.

We should make allowance for bad weather and have plenty of umbrellas available.; It is unlikely that the regulator will make any allowance for falls in customer service caused by a strike.

or the amount that is planned for: - The company will extend existing health-plan contracts and their pricing for eight years, with allowances for inflation.

You should make allowances for him - he's been quite ill recently. "This is a poor piece of work." "Yes, but you should make allowances for the fact that she's only seven."

The Australian Customs Service will not charge you duty or tax on goods you bring in if they are within the duty-free allowance guidelines.

a personal/married couple's/single person's allowance

When selling a new product, manufacturers sometimes give retailers an allowance, for example a sale or return agreement.

The prime minister's critics have accused him of trying to gain political mileage from the disaster.

Nurses working in the capital receive an additional 7.5 percent cost-of-living allowance.; A cost of living allowance is paid to cover the additional living costs incurred by employees who are living away from home.

to incur debts/fines/bills The play has incurred the wrath/anger of both audiences and critics.; We incurred heavy expenses to repair the poor work done by the builder. Please detail any costs/expenses incurred by you in attending the interview.

incur a charge/fine/fee Companies incur additional costs in dealing with non-paying customers. The client will remain liable for any loss incurred by the contractor.

The people feared the wrath of God. He left home to escape his father’s wrath.; I replied by a wrathful and contemptuous stare.; She was wrathfully indignant at her mother's lack of appreciation of her efforts.

Mr Jones marched along the corridor, glaring wrathfully about him.

glaring errors a glaring injustice; It was a glaring mistake.; Voters want solutions to economic and social ills that are glaringly apparent on their streets.;

glaring light glaring colours; The opening scene is in a glaringly bright hospital ward.

a geriatric/maternity/psychiatric ward

one of the parts into which a prison is divided

the second most marginal ward in Westminster

an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors.

The girl was made a ward of court to stop her father taking her out of the country. The agency serves youths who are wards of the state.

it was his duty to ward the king

He used his umbrella to ward off the fierce sun. She was given a magic charm to ward off evil spirits.

She glared angrily at everyone and stormed out of the room.

to look directly and continuously at someone or something in an angry way:; a long, angry look: - She gave me a fierce glare.

The sun was glaring right in my eyes.; Tinted windows will reduce the glare/the sun's glare.; This screen gives off a lot of glare.

The actor's wedding took place in the full glare of publicity/the media.

Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been. During the press conference, each boxer tried to stare the other down (= force the other to look away by continual staring).

Don't stare at people like that, it's rude.

The returning soldiers had the thousand yard stare of people who have seen an awful lot of not very nice things. A distracted, intense, faraway look developed in her eyes - what the marines call the thousand yard stare.

He was very contemptuous of "popular" writers, whom he described as having no talent.

expressing or feeling a lack of respect:

The travelling is definitely a perk of the job for me. A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.

Having such easy access to some of the best cinema and theatre is one of the perks of living in Sydney.

while the coffee perks, head out for the morning paper

He will receive a salary of £95,000 plus executive perks, including stock options, a car and chauffeur.

Share prices have perked up. The overall good news failed to perk up the stock market.

to make something more interesting or exciting, or to become this way: - The city is trying to perk up the business district by planting trees.

she'd been depressed, but she seemed to perk up last week

Underground water had percolated through the soil to form puddles.; Sea water percolates down through the rocks.; the water percolating through the soil may leach out minerals

(of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.

The news has begun to percolate through the staff.

(of coffee) be prepared in a percolator.

The calcium, potassium, and magnesium ions are leached or washed out of the top soil into lower inaccessible subsoil.; (of a substance) to come out of or be removed from another substance, esp. dirt, by passing water through it

When soil, etc. has been leached, it has had chemical substances removed from it: - The soil has been so heavily leached through intensive farming that it is no longer fertile.

porous soil

allowing liquid or air to pass through:; (of a rock or other material) having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass.

The border in this region is porous and many refugees have simply walked across.

Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel?

minute book - a book which contains the written record of what was said and decided at a meeting:

It is part of her job to set the agenda for board meetings and take the minutes.

We've received a minute authorizing the purchase of six more computers. There did not appear to be any proper board minute approving the sale.

minute amounts/quantities She examined the contract in minute detail (= looking at all the details of it).; The documentary showed an eye operation in minute detail (= showing every small detail).; a minute fraction of an inch