Quizz2 Flashcards
offshoring
keeping money in a different country with different tax rules
constitutes for
makes up
implications
effects that a decision or action will have on smth else in the future
loophole in the law
a mistake or error in law or agreement
a staggering amount of
very surprising or shocking
tycoons
people who have been successful in business or industry and become rich and powerful
Pandora Papers
a scandal
affluent
having lots of money and a high standard of living
embedded
being stuck or fixed inside smth
prominent
being well-known or important
coverage
the reporting of news or sports in the media
proceeds
the money you receive after selling smth or performing a service
to ramp up
a large increase in activity or in the level of smth
to roll out
an ocassion when a new product or service is gradually made available to more people after it has first been tested in a particular area
curfew
a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times
patent waivers
waiving a rule - people do not have to obey it in a particular situation
tit for tat
taking revenge on another person for what they have done by doing smth similar to them
secular
not having any connection with religion
frenzy
excited, uncontrollable, and sometimes violent behavior or emotiond
dull
boring