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• soft´ly — soft «sft, soft», adjective, adverb, noun, interjection. –adj. 1. a) not hard; yielding readily to touch or pressure: »a soft tomato, soft ground, a soft bed. b) easily bent without breaking; not stiff; flexible: »Oil keeps leather soft.… …   Useful english dictionary

• soft — adj Soft, bland, mild, gentle, smooth, lenient, balmy are applied to things with respect to the sensations they evoke or the impressions they produce and mean pleasantly agreeable because devoid of all harshness or roughness. Soft is applied… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• soft furnishings — plural noun Curtains, coverings, rugs, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑soft * * * soft furnishings UK US noun [plural] things made of cloth used for decorating a room, for example curtains, chair covers, and cushions Thesaurus: general words for soft… …   Useful english dictionary

• soft — [ sɔft ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not stiff/firm/rough ▸ 2 gentle/pleasant ▸ 3 kind/sympathetic/gentle ▸ 4 not difficult ▸ 5 about water ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a soft substance is easy to press or shape and is not hard or firm: George tripped, falling into… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Soft commission — is commission given in a non cash form.Many investment funds prefer to buy things using soft dollars so they can avoid reporting direct expenses to investors who are highly cost sensitive. Thus, soft commission allow institutional funds to use… …   Wikipedia

• Soft paternalism — Soft Paternalism, also referred to as asymmetrical paternalism and libertarian paternalism, is a political philosophy that believes the state can “help you make the choices you would make for yourself if only you had the strength of will and the… …   Wikipedia

• soft-soap — v [T] BrE informal to say nice things to someone in order to persuade them to do something ▪ Don t think you can soft soap me! >soft soap n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• soft commodities — plural noun Foodstuffs, coffee, cotton, etc, as opposed to metals • • • Main Entry: ↑soft * * * soft commodities UK US noun [plural] business things that are bought and sold that are not metals, for example coffee, sugar, and cotton Thesaurus:… …   Useful english dictionary

• soft data — UK US noun [U] ► information about things that are difficult to measure such as people s opinions or feelings: »Is it considered acceptable to rely on soft data as well as hard statistics? → See also DATA(Cf. ↑data), HARD DATA(Cf. ↑hard data) …   Financial and business terms

• soft costs — are legitimate expenses incurred by a borrower or developer for things not directly reflected in the construction value of the property. American Banker Glossary …   Financial and business terms

• soft focus — n [U] a way of photographing or filming things so that the edges of the objects in the photograph are not sharp or clear …   Dictionary of contemporary English