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• act in good faith — ► to do something believing that it is the right thing to do: »Although errors of judgement were made, at all times the company s staff acted in good faith. Main Entry: ↑act …   Financial and business terms

• good faith — good′ faith′ n. accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc.: to act in good faith[/ex] • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang

• act — The Commodity Exchange Act (1936) as amended by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. act act 1 [ækt] noun [countable] 1. LAW a law that has been officially accepted by the governing …   Financial and business terms

• ACT — Also known as advance corporation tax. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary corporation tax liabilities are normally payable nine months after the end of the chargeable accounting period to which they relate. However, where a company …   Financial and business terms

• act — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thing that sb does ADJECTIVE ▪ charitable, kind ▪ heroic, selfless ▪ a heroic act of bravery ▪ aggressive …   Collocations dictionary

• act — act1 [ ækt ] noun *** ▸ 1 single thing someone does ▸ 2 law ▸ 3 part of play, etc. ▸ 4 performance ▸ 5 behavior hiding truth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a single thing that someone does: act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• act — 1 noun (C) 1 ACTION (C) a particular kind of action: a criminal act | act of kindness/revenge/courage etc: The Bishop condemned the attack as an act of mindless violence. | a supreme act of heroism | the sexual act (=the act of having sex) 2 be… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• act */*/*/ — I UK [ækt] / US noun Word forms act : singular act plural acts 1) [countable] a single thing that someone does act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation etc: No act of kindness is ever wasted. We strongly condemn any act of …   English dictionary

• good faith — /gʊd ˈfeɪθ/ (say good fayth) noun 1. honesty of purpose or sincerity of declaration: to act in good faith. 2. expectation of such qualities in others: to take a job in good faith …  

• good turn — noun A good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act. One good turn deserves another …   Wiktionary

• act — 1. noun /ækt/ a) Something done, a deed. An act of good will. b) A product of a legislative body, a statute. He was caught in the act. Syn: d …   Wiktionary