point+of+departure+(noun)

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• point of departure — noun 1. a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched one day when I was at a suitable jumping off place I decided to see if I could find him my point of departure was San Francisco • Syn: ↑jumping off place • Hypernyms: ↑beginning,… …   Useful english dictionary

• point of departure — noun the starting point of a line of thought or course of action …   English new terms dictionary

• departure — noun 1 leaving/going away from a place ADJECTIVE ▪ abrupt, sudden ▪ Everyone was a little puzzled by her sudden departure. ▪ hasty, quick ▪ voluntary …   Collocations dictionary

• departure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Moving away from Nouns 1. departure, leaving, parting, decampment; disappearance; retreat, embarkation; outset, start; removal, exit, egress, exodus, hejira, evacuation; flight (see escape); recession. 2 …   English dictionary for students

• Point — The smallest unit of price change quoted or, one one hundredth of a percent. Related: minimum price fluctuation and tick. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. point point 1 [pɔɪnt] noun [countable] 1. a single idea, opinion, or fact,… …   Financial and business terms

• point — See minimum price fluctuation. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary See basis point. American Banker Glossary The smallest unit of price change quoted, or one one hundredth of a percent. Related: minimum price fluctuation and tick. Bloomberg… …   Financial and business terms

• point — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thing said as part of a discussion ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, interesting, valid ▪ important ▪ minor ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• point — {{11}}point (n.) 12c., a merger of two words, both ultimately from L. pungere prick, pierce (see PUNGENT (Cf. pungent)). The neuter pp. punctum was used as a noun, meaning small hole made by pricking, subsequently extended to anything that looked …   Etymology dictionary

• departure time — noun the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin • Syn: ↑time of departure • Hypernyms: ↑point, ↑point in time • Hyponyms: ↑checkout, ↑checkout time …   Useful english dictionary

• point in time — noun an instant of time at that point I had to leave • Syn: ↑point • Hypernyms: ↑measure, ↑quantity, ↑amount • Hyponyms: ↑distance, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• jumping-off point — noun a beginning from which an enterprise is launched he uses other people s ideas as a springboard for his own reality provides the jumping off point for his illusions the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution… …   Useful english dictionary