runaway success

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• runaway — run‧a‧way [ˈrʌnəweɪ] adjective 1. runaway costs/​prices/​ inflation etc ECONOMICS costs, prices etc that are increasing uncontrollably: • the runaway costs of workers compensation • Bolivia was experiencing runaway inflation and foreign debt. 2.… …   Financial and business terms

• runaway — ► NOUN ▪ a person who has run away from their home or an institution. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an animal or vehicle) running out of control. 2) happening or done quickly or uncontrollably: runaway success …   English terms dictionary

• runaway — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 a runaway vehicle or animal has gone out of control 2 runaway success/inflation etc success, inflation etc that happens quickly or uncontrollably: The film was a runaway success. 3 a runaway person has left the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• success — noun 1 good results ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, immense, massive ▪ considerable, real, tremendous ▪ conspicuous …   Collocations dictionary

• runaway — [[t]rʌ̱nəweɪ[/t]] runaways 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use runaway to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled. Our Grand Sale in June was a runaway success. ...a runaway best seller. ...in an era… …   English dictionary

• runaway — I. noun Date: 1547 1. one that runs away from danger, duty, or restraint ; fugitive 2. the act of running away out of control; also something (as a horse) that is running out of control 3. a one sided or overwhelming victory II. adjective Date:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• runaway — run|a|way1 [ˈrʌnəweı] adj [only before noun] 1.) a runaway vehicle or animal is out of control ▪ a runaway horse 2.) happening very easily or quickly, and not able to be controlled ▪ The film was a runaway success . ▪ runaway inflation ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• runaway — I UK [ˈrʌnəˌweɪ] / US adjective [only before noun] 1) a runaway vehicle or animal is moving fast without anyone controlling it 2) increasing more quickly than expected runaway success/inflation/growth 3) a runaway person has left their home or… …   English dictionary

• runaway — run|a|way1 [ rʌnə,weı ] noun count someone who has left their home or escaped from somewhere: One of the runaways was her son. runaway run|a|way 2 [ rʌnə,weı ] adjective only before noun 1. ) a runaway vehicle or animal is moving fast without… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• runaway — n. 1 a fugitive. 2 an animal or vehicle that is running out of control. 3 (attrib.) a that is running away or out of control (runaway inflation; had a runaway success). b done or performed after running away (a runaway wedding) …   Useful english dictionary

• runaway — noun 1》 a person who has run away from their home or an institution. 2》 [as modifier] (of an animal or vehicle) running out of control.     ↘happening or done quickly or uncontrollably: runaway success …   English new terms dictionary