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economic

1) … a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse

2) It is no longer economic to run the service.

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اقتصادی/به صرفه، سودده

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financial

1) Organic farmers should be encouraged with financial incentives.

2) I would like some financial advice before I buy this house.

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مالی، پولی

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welfare

1) Most of the people in this neighborhood are on welfare.

2) Our only concern is the children’s welfare.

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کمک‌های خیرانه/ سعادت، آسایش، رفاه

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charity

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موسسه خیریه، صدقه، کمک مالی

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recession

1) The country is in the depths of a recession.

2) … the recession in the building industry …

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رکود، بحران اقتصادی

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currency

1) The dollar is a strong currency.

2) Informal expressions are gaining currency in newspapers.

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واحد پول، ارز رایج/ رواج

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thrifty

1) He had been brought up to be thrifty and careful.

2) They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.

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صرفه جو، اقتصادی

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frugal

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صرفه جو، کم‌خرج و اقتصادی

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miserly

1) His miserly uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million.

2) Their miserly offer is unlikely to be accepted.

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خسیس/ ناچیز و بسیار کم

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parsimonious

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خسیس

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extravagant

1) Her extravagant spending has to stop.

2) …the extravagant use of packaging on many products …

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ولخرجانه، دست و دل بازانه/ مفرط، بیش از حد

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lavishness

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افراط، ولخرجی

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revenue

1) Taxes provide most of the government’s revenue.

2) The magazine had been losing advertising revenue.

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درآمد، عایدی (مثلاً دولت یا شرکت)

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expenditure

1) The government’s annual expenditure on arms has been reduced.

2) … the expenditure of time and money on this project …

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مخارج، هزینه‌های دولتی/ صرف، پرداخت

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poverty

1) We need an effective strategy to fight poverty.

2) There is a dissappoing poverty of creativity in their work.

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فقر/ نبود و کمبود چیزی

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indigent

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بسیار فقیر

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pauper

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فرد بسیار فقیر

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destitute

1) … a man who is destitute of mercy …

2) The floods left many people destitute.

3) Destitution has become a major problem in the capital.

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عاری/ بی‌پول و بی‌خانمان

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affluent

1) … the affluent societies of the western world …

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مرفه

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luxurious

1) We spent a luxurious weekend at a country hotel.

2) The cabin was luxuriously furnished.

3) Her luxuriant fell around her shoulders.

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لوکس، مجلل و پر زرق و برق

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opulence

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تجمل، لوکس بودن

opulent: مجلل

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inflation

1) Inflation is now running at over 16%.

2) The government has been unable to control inflation.

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تورم

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tax

1) Tax cuts (= reductions in taxes) are always popular.

2) He already pays 40% tax on his income.

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مالیات، عوارض

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subsidy

1) The government is planning to abolish subsidies to farmers.

2) The rail service now operates without subsidy.

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یارانه

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enterprise

1) Agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people.

2) They’ve showed a lot of enterprise in setting up this project.

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بنگاه اقتصادی/ خلاقیت و علاقه

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squander

1) They squandered the profits on expensive cars.

2) The team squandered several good scoring chances.

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تلف کردن، هدر دادن

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bankrupt

1) The recession has led to many small businesses going bankrupt.

2) They feared that the loss would bankrupt them.

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ورشکسته

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sanction

1) Talks continue over the conditions for lifting sanctions.

2) They tried to get official sanction fpr the scheme.

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تحریم/ اجازه