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• Alternative Minimum Tax — (AMT) is part of the Federal income tax system of the United States. There is an AMT for those who owe personal income tax, and another for corporations owing corporate income tax. Only the AMT for those owing personal income tax is described… …   Wikipedia

• Alternative — Al*ter na*tive, n. [Cf. F. alternative, LL. alternativa.] 1. An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left. [1913 Webster] There is something else… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• alternative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive, effective, good, radical ▪ acceptable, reasonable, suitable ▪ available …   Collocations dictionary

• alternative — n. 1) to propose an alternative 2) to fall back on an alternative 3) a viable alternative 4) an alternative to 5) no alternative but to + inf. (we have no alternative but to compromise) * * * [ɔːl tɜːnətɪv] a viable alternative an alternative to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Alternative names for Northern Ireland — There are a number of alternative names used for Northern Ireland.[1] Northern Ireland consists of six historic counties of Ireland, and remains part of the United Kingdom following the secession of the other twenty six counties to form the Irish …   Wikipedia

• Alternative algebra — In abstract algebra, an alternative algebra is an algebra in which multiplication need not be associative, only alternative. That is, one must have *x(xy) = (xx)y *(yx)x = y(xx)for all x and y in the algebra. Every associative algebra is… …   Wikipedia

• alternative — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun) an alternative idea, plan etc is one that can be used instead of another one: There doesn t seem to be an alternative option. 2 (only before noun) an alternative system or solution is considered less damaging or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• but — 1 conjunction strong /bVt/ 1 in spite of something, or not as you would expect: The situation looked desperate but they didn t give up hope. | The car was very cheap but it s been extremely reliable. 2 used to add another statement to one that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• alternative — al|ter|na|tive1 W2S2 [o:lˈtə:nətıv US o:lˈtə:r , æl ] adj 1.) [only before noun] an alternative idea, plan etc is different from the one you have and can be used instead alternative ways/approach/methods etc ▪ alternative approaches to learning ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• alternative */*/*/ — I UK [ɔːlˈtɜː(r)nətɪv] / US [ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv] noun [countable] Word forms alternative : singular alternative plural alternatives something that you can choose instead of something else Can you suggest an alternative? There was no alternative but to… …   English dictionary

• alternative — al|ter|na|tive1 [ ɔl tɜrnətıv ] noun count *** something that you can choose instead of something else: Can you suggest an alternative? There was no alternative but to close the road until February. alternative to: The treatment is offered as an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English