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Make a profit
Make money
prof‧it1 /ˈprɒfɪt $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1 [countable, uncountable] money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid OPP loss → revenue
The shop’s daily profit is usually around $500.
She sold the business and bought a farm with the profits.
They sold their house at a healthy profit.
2 [uncountable] formal an advantage that you gain from doing something
There’s no profit in letting meetings drag on
make a profit
We are in business to make a profit.
turn/earn a profit (=make a profit)
Without the liquor sales, the store could not turn a profit.
show a profit (=make a profit)
The business will not show a profit this year.
report/post a profit (=officially announce a profit)
The company reported net profits of $3.6 million for fiscal year 2006.
generate profit(s)
We have the capacity to generate more profit.
boost profits (=make them increase)
They aim to boost profits by slashing costs.
maximize profits (=make them as big as possible)
Every firm tries to maximize its profits.
profits are up/down
Pre-tax profits were up 21.5%.
profits rise/increase/grow
Half of the firms surveyed expected profits to rise.
profits soar/leap (=increase by a large amount)
profits fall
The group saw profits fall from £24m to £17.8m.
profits slump/plunge (=fall by a large amount)
The group’s pre-tax profits slumped to £25.5m.
Module
Do something and earn money
1 especially British English one of the separate units that a course of study has been divided into. Usually students choose a number of modules to study
a module in mathematics
You choose five modules in the first year.
2 technical one of several parts of a piece of computer software that does a particular job
3 a part of a spacecraft that can be separated from the main part and used for a particular purpose
4 one of several separate parts that can be combined to form a larger object, such as a machine or building
Run the business
Set off the business
Queue
1 British English a line of people waiting to enter a building, buy something etc, or a line of vehicles waiting to move SYN line American English
be/stand/wait in a queue
We stood in a queue for half an hour.
You’ll have to join the queue.
queue of
a queue of people waiting for the bus
queue for
the queue for the toilets
queue to do something
There was a long queue to get into the cinema.
the front/head/back/end of a queue
At last we got to the front of the queue.
2 British English all the people who are waiting to have or get something
You’ll have to join the housing queue.
queue for
the queue for kidney transplant operations
It is possible to jump the queue (=get something before people who have been waiting longer) if you are prepared to pay for your treatment.
On the very first day of the semester
The phrase “very first day” is correct and can be used in written English. You can use it to emphasize that a certain event is happening on the first day of something. For example: “I was nervous on my very first day of college.”.
Semester
one of the two periods of time that a year at high schools and universities is divided into, especially in the US
the fall semester
By the time
تا وقتی که
تا زمانی که
4 POINT WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS [countable, uncountable] the particular minute, hour, day etc when something happens or should happen
at the time of something
She was three months pregnant at the time of Stephen’s death.
at some/any/that time
He is performing as well as at any time in his career.
The UK has 500,000 stray dogs on its streets at any one time (=at any particular time).
at a/the time when …
At the time when this scheme was introduced, it was recognised that there might be problems.
by the time …
The phone was ringing but by the time she got indoors, it had stopped.
it’s time to do something
Rosie – it’s time to get up.
it’s time for something
Come on, it’s time for bed.
He glanced at his watch. ‘It’s time for me to go.’
it’s time somebody did something
It’s time I fed the dog.
Now is the right time for us to move to London.
a good/bad time
This might be a good time to start planning the new garden.
not the time/hardly the time
Now is not the time to annoy Peter.
there’s no time like the present (=used to say that now is a good time to do something)
‘When do you want to meet?’ ‘Well, there’s no time like the present.’
dinner/lunch/tea etc time
It’s nearly dinner time.
opening/closing time (=the time when a shop, bar etc opens or closes)
We empty the till each night at closing time.
arrival/departure time (=the time when a train, plane etc arrives or leaves)
Our estimated arrival time is 2:30 pm.
time of day/year
England is so lovely at this time of year.
We’ll sort that out when the time comes (=when it becomes necessary).
Get experience
OLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity, or the process of doing this
VERBS
have experience
Applicants must have experience of working with children.
get/gain experience
He suggested that I should gain some experience in a related industry like travel.
lack experience (=not have enough experience)
Some students lack experience writing essays.
broaden/widen your experience (=increase the amount of different experience you have)
After six years with the bank, he went to work in New York to broaden his experience.
ADJECTIVES
considerable experience (=a lot of experience)
Margaret has considerable experience of hospital work.
long experience (=experience gained over a long period of time)
New prison officers are partnered by officers with long experience of dealing with violent prisoners.
useful/valuable experience (=useful experience)
That summer he got some valuable experience working in a tax office.
invaluable experience (=extremely useful experience)
Playing in the under-21 squad gives these young players invaluable experience.
relevant experience (=experience that directly relates to a job, subject, or problem)
Applicants need a degree and two years of relevant experience.
past/previous experience
His only previous experience of broadcasting consisted of a job hosting a local radio station.
practical experience (=experience gained from doing something, not from books or study)
The classes provide students with some practical experience of computers.
first-hand experience (=experience gained by doing something yourself)
She has no first-hand experience of running a school.
PHRASES
a wealth of experience (=a lot of useful experience)
Between them, the management team have a wealth of experience.
lack of experience
My colleagues kept making comments about about my lack of experience.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: knowledge that you gain about life and the world by being in different situations and meeting different people, or the process of gaining this
ADJECTIVES
personal experience
He spoke from personal experience about the harmful effects of taking drugs.
life experience (=experience that comes from life)
As an older parent, your life experience is one of your greatest assets.
first-hand experience (=experience gained from doing something yourself)
As a journalist living in Iraq, he had first-hand experience of coping with terror on his doorstep.
bitter experience (=experience that makes you feel disappointed or upset)
I knew from bitter experience how unreliable she could be.
everyday experience (=experience of normal life)
Hunger is part of everyday experience for these children.
VERBS
know/learn from experience
Janet knew from experience that love doesn’t always last.
speak from experience
The miners spoke from experience about the dangers of their work.
lack experience
Many men in their twenties lack experience and social skills.
experience suggests/shows something
Experience suggests that children who commit crimes will continue to offend as adults.
PHRASES
lack of experience
He was embarrassed about his lack of experience with women.
But you don’t get paid to be a volunteer
اما برای داوطلب شدن پولی دریافت نمی کنید
to get paid: to receive money for work completed, to receive wages verb. Have you gotten paid yet? Did you receive your money from your boss?
Pay
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: to give someone money for something you buy or for a service
PHRASES
pay £10/$50 etc
I only paid ten pounds for it.
pay (in) cash
You have to pay in cash for the tickets.
pay by cheque
I filled up with petrol and then paid by cheque.
pay by credit card
The hotel does not charge more if you pay by credit card.
pay in dollars/euros etc
American exporters want to be paid in dollars.
ADVERBS
pay handsomely (=pay a lot of money)
Customers are willing to pay handsomely fo
1 GIVE MONEY [intransitive, transitive] to give someone money for something you buy or for a service
How would you like to pay?
pay for
Mum paid for my driving lessons.
pay (in) cash
You’d get a discount for paying cash.
pay by cheque/credit card
Can I pay by credit card?
pay somebody for something
He didn’t even offer to pay me for the ticket.
pay somebody to do something
Ray paid some kids to wash the car.
pay somebody something
I paid him $5 to cut the grass.
pay (somebody) in dollars/euros etc
He wanted to be paid in dollars.
GRAMMAR: Patterns with pay
• You pay an amount or you pay a person:
We paid $700.
Pay the delivery man.
• You pay for something that you buy:
I’ll pay for the tickets.
✗Don’t say: I’ll pay the tickets.
• You pay an amount or a person for something that you buy:
I paid £100 for this jacket.
She paid me for the drinks.
• You pay someone an amount:
They paid the owner €3,000.
• You pay in a type of money:
Can I pay in euros?
• You pay by a particular method:
You can pay by credit card.
2 BILL/TAX/RENT [transitive] to pay money that you owe to a person, company etc
I forgot to pay the gas bill!
You pay tax at the basic rate.
Is it okay if I pay you what I owe you next week?
3 WAGE/SALARY [intransitive, transitive] to give someone money for the job they do
How much do they pay you?
pay somebody $100 a day/£200 a week etc
They’re only paid about £4 an hour.
Some lawyers get paid over $400 an hour.
be paid weekly/monthly (also get paid weekly/monthly)
We get paid weekly on Fridays.
well/badly/poorly paid
Many of the workers are very badly paid.
paid work (=work you are paid to do)
paid holiday/leave (=time when you are not working but are still paid)
4 → pay attention (to somebody/something)
5 LEGAL COST [transitive] to give money to someone because you are ordered to by a court as part of a legal case
She had to pay a £35 fine for speeding.
pay (something in) compensation/damages (=give someone money because you have done something against them)
The company were forced to pay £5,000 in compensation.
Martins was ordered to pay court costs of £1,500.
6 SAY SOMETHING GOOD [transitive] to say something good or polite about or to someone
The minister paid tribute to the work of the emergency services.
I came by to pay my respects (=visit or send a polite greeting to someone) to Mrs Owens.
I was just trying to pay her a compliment.
7 GOOD RESULT [intransitive] if a particular action pays, it brings a good result or advantage for you
Crime doesn’t pay.
It pays to get some professional advice before you make a decision.
It would pay you to ask if there are any jobs going at the London office.
Getting some qualifications now will pay dividends (=bring a lot of advantages) in the long term.
8 PROFIT [intransitive] if a shop or business pays, it makes a profit
If the pub doesn’t start to pay, we’ll have to sell it.
The farm just manages to pay its way (=make as much profit as it costs to run).
9 → pay the penalty/price
10 → pay (somebody) a call/visit
11 → put paid to something
12 BE PUNISHED [intransitive] to suffer or be punished for something you have done wrong
I’ll make him pay!
pay for
They paid dearly for their mistakes.
13 → pay your way
14 → pay for itself
15 → the devil/hell to pay
16 → pay through the nose (for something)
17 → somebody has paid their debt to society
18 → pay court (to somebody)
19 → he who pays the piper calls the tune
20 → pay it forward
→ pay lip service to, → pay your dues
I’ve been working as a teacher assistance in KHU for about one year
Life on Campus can be very expensive
1 the land and buildings of a university or college, including the buildings where students live
a beautiful campus in New England
on/off campus
Most first-year students live on campus.
2 the land and buildings belonging to a large company
the Microsoft campus outside Seattle
Part-time jobs
someone who has a part-time job works for only part of each day or week
a part-time job
women wishing to return to work on a part-time basis
—part-time adverb
She wants to work part-time after she’s had the baby.
Full time
1 for all the hours of a week during which it is usual for people to work, study etc → part-time
work/study etc full-time
She works full-time and has two kids.
The success of the series enabled her to concentrate full-time on writing.
full-time staff/student etc
They’re looking for full-time staff at the library.
full-time job/education etc
We aim to double the number of young people in full-time study.
the end of the normal period of playing time in a sports game → half time
As the ball went in, the referee blew his whistle for full time.
