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n1) опора (точка опори) для ніг2) міцне (стійке) становище3) військ. опорний пункт, невеликий плацдармto gain a foothold — стати твердою ногою, закріпитися
* * *n1) опора, точка опори для ніг2) міцне, стійке положення; вихідна позиція3) вiйcьк. опорний пункт, плацдарм -
2 foothold
['fʊthəuld]n1) опо́ра для ноги́2) то́чка опо́ри; опо́рний пункт; плацда́рмto gain a foothold — ста́ти твердо́ю ного́ю; закріпи́тися, укріпи́тися
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"плацдарм"; пакет акцій, придбаний інвестором до оголошення ним свого наміру купити компанію -
4 foothold
n1) опора, точка опори для ніг2) міцне, стійке положення; вихідна позиція3) вiйcьк. опорний пункт, плацдарм -
5 foothold
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foothold — foot‧hold [ˈfʊthəʊld ǁ hoʊld] noun [countable usually singular] part of a market that a company obtains, hoping to obtain more of the same market or part of another larger market that is related to it; = BEACHHEAD: • Several U.S. companies have… … Financial and business terms
Foothold — Foot hold , n. A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foothold — (n.) 1620s, from FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.) + HOLD (Cf. hold) (n.). Figurative use by 1650s … Etymology dictionary
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