Reading N Listening Flashcards
Price out
If a company prices itself out of the market l it charges so much for a product or service that noone wants to buy it
Enclave
A part of a country that is surrounded by another country, or a group of people who are different from the people living in the surrounding area
Hypothetical (adj)
Imagined or suggested but not neccessarily real or true
EX: it is hypothetical but suppossing jackie got the job, how would that affect you
Prompt
To make something happen
Gentrification (n)
The progress by which a place, especially part of a city , changes from being a poor area to a richer one
Jurisdiction
The authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and judgments
Earmark
To keep or intend smthg for a particular purpose
Fiscal
Connected with (public) money
Make ends meet (idioms)
To have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
Subsidize (v)
To pay part of the cost of smthg
Engage (v)
To interest someone in smthg and keep them thinking about it
To employ
Underserved
Used to discribe a place, market where fewer goods or services avaiable than there should be
Ex: they are encouraging retail development in underserved beighborhoods
Nevertheless (adv)
Despite what has just been said or refer to
Decent (adj)
Socially acceptable or good
Manicure (n)
A treatment for the hands that involves making the skin feel softer and making the nails look better by cutting, smoothing, and painting them
