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• hold down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hold down : present tense I/you/we/they hold down he/she/it holds down present participle holding down past tense held down past participle held down 1) to hold someone who is lying down, so that they cannot… …   English dictionary

• hold down — /ˌhəυld daυn/ verb 1. to keep at a low level ● We are cutting margins to hold our prices down. 2. ♦ to hold down a job to manage to do a difficult job ▪▪▪ ‘…real wages have been held down; they have risen at an annual rate of only 1% in the last… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• hold — hold1 [ hould ] (past tense and past participle held [ held ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 carry ▸ 2 stop someone/something from moving ▸ 3 put arms around someone ▸ 4 (be able to) contain ▸ 5 have ▸ 6 continue in same state ▸ 7 keep/stop something ▸ 8 not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ˌhold sth ˈdown — phrasal verb 1) to stop prices or numbers from rising a deal to hold down wages and prices[/ex] 2) hold down a job to succeed in keeping a job Half of them have never held down a proper job.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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• incomes policy — a government policy to curb inflation that relies on voluntary compliance rather than on mandatory wage, price, or profit controls. [1955 60] * * * incomes policy noun A government policy of curbing inflation by controlling wages • • • Main Entry …   Useful english dictionary

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• pause —    1. the natural cessation of menstruation    Literally, a cessation of something which will be resumed but, in this usage, a shortened form of menopause.    2. a statutory restriction on increases in pay    One of a series of terms used by… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

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