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21 purchase
ˈpə:tʃəs
1. сущ.
1) а) покупка;
закупка, купля (приобретение чего-л. за деньги) to make some purchases ≈ делать покупки, закупаться purchase and sale ≈ купля и продажа purchase on credit/for cash ≈ покупка в кредит/за наличные( деньги) purchase on term ≈ продажа на срок или с последующей поставкой товара purchase department purchase tax toehold purchase б) юр. приобретение недвижимого имущества в собственность, покупка имущества compulsory purchase Ant: inheritance ∙ Syn: acquisition, buying
2) приобретение, покупка (что-л. купленное) my last big purchase was a van which I crushed in last year ≈ моим последним крупным приобретением был микроавтобус, который я разбил в прошлом году She opened the box and looked at her purchase. ≈ Она открыла ящичек и взглянула на свою покупку.
3) ист. годовой доход с земли at 10 (20 etc.) years' purchase ≈ в рассрочку на 10 (20 и т. д.) лет not to be worth an hour's, a day's, (etc.) purchase ≈ ид. не протянет и часа, дня и т. д.
4) редк., тж. перен. стоимость, ценность Syn: value
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5) выигрыш в силе, преимущество;
фора, опережение Syn: advantage
1.
6) точка опоры;
точка приложения силы (тж. перен.) clutching the steering wheel for more purchase ≈ сжимая руль, чтобы крепче держаться to find a safe purchase for one's foot ≈ найти, нащупать твердую опору для своей ноги I can't get enough purchase on it ≈ мне не хватает опоры/упора Syn: fulcrum
7) тж. мор. а) любое механическое приспособление, облегчающее физические работы и т. п. (напр. трос, тали, рычаг, ворот, лебедка и т. п.) Syn: rope
1., pulley
1., windlass б) перен. "тайные рычаги" и т. п. (что-л., позволяющее кому-л. укрепить свою власть, влияние и т. п.)
2. гл.
1) а) покупать, закупать (приобретать что-л. за деньги) purchase money ≈ деньги на покупку (чего-л.) - purchase price Syn: buy б) архаич. приобретать, получать;
отвоевывать, завоевывать;
заслуживать (обычно что-л. нематериальное какой-л. ценой with) Syn: gain
2., acquire в) юр. приобретать, покупать в собственность недвижимость Ant: inherit
2) найти, выбрать точку опоры;
использовать что-л. в качестве упора
3) мор. тянуть лебедкой;
поднимать рычагом и т. п. (тж. применять какое-л. механическое приспособление для облегчения физического труда) Syn: haul up, hoist
2., raise
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4) цениться, быть средством приобретения чего-л. (о деньгах и т. д.) our dollars purchase less each year ≈ наши доллары год за годом все падают в цене покупка, закупка, купля, приобретение - * and sale купля и продажа - * department отдел снабжения - * tax налог на покупки - * on credit, credit * покупка в кредит - cash *, * for cash покупка за наличные - * on term продажа на срок или с последующей поставкой - to make some *s делать покупки, покупать (юридическое) приобретение, покупка имущества купленная вещь, покупка - this book is a recent * of mine эта книга - моя недавняя покупка, я недавно купил эту книгу годовой доход( с земли) - at ten years' * стоимостью, равной десятикратному годовому доходу - the land is bought at 15 years' * имение окупится за 15 лет выгодное положение;
выигрыш в силе;
преимущество механическое приспособление для поднятия и перемещения грузов;
тали, рычаг, ворот, блок - * block полиспаст усилие для подъема (груза) точка опоры;
точка приложения силы - a safe * for my foot твердая опора для моей ноги - to take * on... опереться на... - I can't get enought * on it мне не хватает опоры /упора/ захват( крюком) ;
зажим( юридическое) приобретение недвижимой собственности > his life won't be worth a day's * он и дня не протянет /не проживет/ > to leave smb. to his * (устаревшее) (шотландское) предоставить кого-л. самому себе, предоставить кому-л. самому найти выход из положения покупать, закупать;
приобретать приобрести, получить;
завоевать - to * freedom with blood купить свою свободу кровью тянуть лебедкой;
поднимать рычагом опереться на что-л.;
использовать что-л. в качестве упора bargain ~ покупка по предложению bond ~ покупка облигаций bulk ~ государственная закупка bulk ~ закупка большого количества bulk ~ закупка всего производства bulk ~ закупка всего товарного запаса bulk ~ массовая закупка bulk ~ централизованная закупка call ~ покупка с доставкой cash ~ кассовая сделка cash ~ покупка за наличные compulsory ~ принудительное отчуждение compulsory ~ of property принудительное отчуждение собственности compulsory ~ order распоряжение о принудительном отчуждении cover ~ покупка для покрытия обязательств по срочным сделкам credit ~ покупка в кредит currency ~ покупка валюты effect a ~ совершать покупку fictitious ~ фиктивная покупка firm ~ твердо обусловленная покупка fixed date ~ покупка на определенный срок forward ~ бирж. покупка на срок forward ~ бирж. форвардная покупка ~ точка опоры;
точка приложения силы;
to get a purchase with one's feet найти точку опоры для ног gift with ~ бесплатная добавка к основной покупке government ~ правительственная закупка hire ~ юр. переход в собственность взятого напрокат предмета hire ~ юр. покупка в рассрочку impulse ~ покупка под влиянием порыва initial ~ первая покупка instalment ~ покупка в рассрочку joint ~ совместная покупка ~ годовой доход с земли;
the land is bought at 20 years' purchase имение окупится в течение 20 лет large-scale ~ массовая закупка local ~ местная закупка lump ~ покупка с оплатой по соглашению ~ department отдел снабжения;
purchase tax налог на покупки;
the man's life is not worth a day's purchase он и дня не проживет outright ~ окончательная покупка outright ~ покупка с безотлагательной уплатой наличными panic ~ ажиотажная закупка pegging ~ закупка для искусственного поддержания цены на одном уровне project ~ приобретение проекта purchase выигрыш в силе, преимущество ~ выигрыш в силе;
преимущество ~ годовой доход с земли;
the land is bought at 20 years' purchase имение окупится в течение 20 лет ~ годовой доход с земли ~ закупать ~ закупка ~ купленная вещь, покупка ~ купленная вещь ~ купля ~ механическое приспособление для поднятия и перемещения грузов (напр. тали, рычаг, ворот и т. п.) ~ покупать, закупать, приобретать (кроме наследования) ~ покупать, закупать;
приобретать ~ покупать ~ покупка, закупка, приобретение ~ покупка;
закупка;
приобретение ~ покупка ~ покупка имущества ~ преимущество ~ приобрести, завоевать (доверие) ~ приобретать ~ приобретение ~ стоимость ~ точка опоры;
точка приложения силы;
to get a purchase with one's feet найти точку опоры для ног ~ тех. тянуть лебедкой;
поднимать рычагом ~ ценность, стоимость ~ ценность ~ by description покупка по описанию ~ by sample покупка по образцам ~ department отдел снабжения;
purchase tax налог на покупки;
the man's life is not worth a day's purchase он и дня не проживет ~ for stock закупать для хранения на складе ~ for stock закупка для создания запасов ~ of advertising space покупка места для рекламы ~ of ascertained goods покупка индивидуализированных товаров ~ of companies покупка компаний ~ of custom-built goods приобретение продукции, изготовленной на заказ ~ of fixed assets приобретение недвижимости ~ of generic goods покупка товаров, определенных родовыми признаками ~ of goods покупка товаров ~ of goods приобретение товаров ~ of goods according to kind покупка товаров в зависимости от сорта ~ of goods to be forwarded покупка товаров на срок ~ of land приобретение земли ~ of specific goods покупка индивидуализированных товаров ~ on account покупка в кредит ~ on instalment contract покупка в рассрочку ~ on sale or return покупка с возможностью продажи или возврата ~ department отдел снабжения;
purchase tax налог на покупки;
the man's life is not worth a day's purchase он и дня не проживет tax: purchase ~ косвенный налог на покупки (Великобритания) purchase ~ налог на покупки ~ to support market закупка для поддержания рыночной конъюнктуры replacement ~ покупка для замены retail ~ розничная покупка sham ~ фиктивная покупка share ~ покупка акций speculative ~ спекулятивная покупка spot ~ покупка за наличные spot ~ покупка с немедленной сдачей товара spot ~ покупка с немедленной уплатой наличными supporting ~ покупка с целью поддержки курса term ~ покупка на срок trial ~ пробная закупка wholesale ~ оптовая закупкаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > purchase
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22 selling
сущ.эк. продажа, реализация, сбыт; торговляselling strategy — стратегия сбыта [продаж\]
A web-based sales support system improves and fast-tracks the selling process. — Веб-сайт, предназначенный для поддержки продаж налаживает и ускоряет процесс продажи.
Syn:See:selling agent, selling agency, added selling, auction selling, automatic selling, backdoor selling, blind selling, Christmas selling, consignment selling, consultative selling, direct selling, door-to-door selling, hard selling, home-party selling, non-store selling, selling commission
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23 price
1) цена || назначать цену; оценивать; расценивать2) курс ценных бумаг -
24 center амер.
n1) центр2) центр, бюро
- administrative centre
- advertising centre
- bank processing centre
- business centre
- business advisory centre
- business support centre
- buying centre
- cash and deposit centre
- cash processing centre
- cash settlement centre
- commercial centre
- community centre
- computer centre
- computing centre
- coordination centre
- cost centre
- cultural centre
- custodian centre
- data processing centre
- distribution centre
- economic centre
- economic information centre
- engineering centre
- exhibition centre
- financial centre
- franchising centre
- government clearing centre
- industrial centre
- information centre
- manufacturing centre
- nonprofit centre
- offshore centre
- offshore banking centre
- offshore financial centre
- payments centre
- pool centre
- producing centre
- production centre
- profit centre
- profit-and-loss centre
- publicity centre
- research centre
- service centre
- settlement and depositary centre
- shopping centre
- trading centre
- training centre
- welfare centre
- world financial centre
- world trade centreEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > center амер.
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25 centre
n1) центр2) центр, бюро
- administrative centre
- advertising centre
- bank processing centre
- business centre
- business advisory centre
- business support centre
- buying centre
- cash and deposit centre
- cash processing centre
- cash settlement centre
- commercial centre
- community centre
- computer centre
- computing centre
- coordination centre
- cost centre
- cultural centre
- custodian centre
- data processing centre
- distribution centre
- economic centre
- economic information centre
- engineering centre
- exhibition centre
- financial centre
- franchising centre
- government clearing centre
- industrial centre
- information centre
- manufacturing centre
- nonprofit centre
- offshore centre
- offshore banking centre
- offshore financial centre
- payments centre
- pool centre
- producing centre
- production centre
- profit centre
- profit-and-loss centre
- publicity centre
- research centre
- service centre
- settlement and depositary centre
- shopping centre
- trading centre
- training centre
- welfare centre
- world financial centre
- world trade centreEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > centre
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26 facility
n1) кредит, кредитная линия; ссуда3) pl возможности, условия деятельности; производственные мощности4) pl сооружения; объекты
- acceptance facility
- advance factory facilities
- airport facilities
- air traffic facilities
- approved delivery facilities
- auxiliary facilities
- backstop credit facility
- backup underwriting facility
- baggage facilities
- bank facilities
- banking facilities
- capital facilities
- cargo handling facilities
- catering facilities
- Central Bank facility
- cold storage facilities
- commercial facilities
- communications facilities
- community facilities
- Compensatory and Contingency Financing facility
- computer facilities
- contingency financing facility
- contingent investment support facility
- contingent swap facility
- creche facilities
- credit facilities
- customer look-up facility
- customs facilities
- designing facilities
- discounting facilities
- distribution facilities
- dockage facilities
- editing facilities
- educational facilities
- emergency facilities
- extended fund facility
- Euronote facilities
- fabrication facilities
- factory conveyance facilities
- field-test facilities
- financing facility
- freight handling facilities
- government facilities
- ground facilities
- handling facilities
- harbour facilities
- health facilities
- housing facilities
- idle facilities
- industrial facilities
- industrial conveyance facilities
- in-house facilities
- international banking facility
- inventory storage facilities
- laboratory facilities
- leisure facilities
- lifting facilities
- living facilities
- loading facilities
- loan facilities
- loan facility
- long-term credit facilities
- maintenance facilities
- management facilities
- manufacturing facility
- manufacturing facilities
- marketing facilities
- minimum facilities
- modern facilities
- multioption financing facility
- nonrelated facility
- nonunderwritten facilities
- office facilities
- off-loading facilities
- overdraft facility
- overhead facilities
- parking facilities
- passenger facilities
- payment facilities
- plant facilities
- plant storage facilities
- pollution control facilities
- port facilities
- port handling and receiving facilities
- processing facilities
- production facilities
- production and technical facilities
- public facilities
- R & D facilities
- reciprocal credit facilities
- recreational facilities
- refrigeration facilities
- related facility
- repair facilities
- research facilities
- revolving underwriting facility
- sales facilities
- service facilities
- shipping facilities
- shopping facilities
- sports facilities
- standby facilities
- storage facilities
- subsidiary facilities
- swap insurance facility
- telecommunications facilities
- terminal facilities
- test facilities
- testing facilities
- trade financing facility
- trade-related facility
- transfer facilities
- transport facilities
- transportation facilities
- underwritten facilities
- unloading facilities
- vacant facilities
- warehouse facilities
- waste treatment facilities
- water facilities
- water treating facilities
- waterworks facility
- wholly-owned facilities
- working capital facility
- workshop facilities
- facilities for credit buying
- facility for inspection
- enjoy credit facilities
- furnish necessary facilities
- grant facilities
- provide facilities
- provide transport facilities
- strengthen production facilitiesEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > facility
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27 service
1. n1) работа; служба; сфера деятельности2) линия связи; сообщение; перевозки3) обслуживание, сервис; сфера услуг4) услуга6) уплата процентов (по займам, облигациям)7) вручение (судебной повестки)
- accessorial service
- accommodation service
- accounting system services
- actuarial services
- additional services
- add-on service
- adequate service
- administrative services
- advertising service
- advisory service
- aerial service
- aftersale service
- aftersale technical service
- agency services
- agency service for ships
- agent's services
- agricultural services
- agricultural quarantine service
- air service
- aircraft service
- airmail service
- air passenger service
- air transport services
- ancillary services
- auditing services
- auditor services
- automatic transfer service
- auxiliary services
- back office services
- back-up services
- bank services
- banking service
- beforesale services
- bond service
- bulk service
- bus service
- business services
- buying service
- car service
- cartage service
- cash service
- cash management services
- charter service
- chartering service
- city-terminal service
- civil service
- cleaning services
- coach service
- collection service
- combat zone service
- combined services
- commercial services
- communication service
- commuter service
- competent services
- competitive services
- comprehensive services
- construction engineering services
- consuler service
- consultation services
- consulting services
- consumer services
- container service
- container-on-flatcar service
- continuous service
- contract services
- corporate advisory services
- corporate customer service
- credit and settlement services
- cross-selling banking services
- current services on loans
- custodial services
- customer service
- customs service
- daily service
- debt service
- delivery service
- depositary service
- design services
- development and research services
- distribution services
- emergency service
- employee services
- engineering services
- essential service
- exchange service
- expert services
- export services
- export packing service
- express service
- express air freight service
- express delivery service
- factory services
- fast freight service
- fee-based services
- ferry service
- fiduciary service
- field service
- financial service
- financing services
- first aid service
- first class service
- fishy-back service
- forwarding service
- free services
- freight service
- fringe services
- full service
- full container load service
- full time service
- gate service
- government services
- government debt service
- gratis services
- guard service
- handling service
- harbour services
- health service
- home-delivery service
- industrial services
- industrial extension services
- information service
- infrastructure services
- inland revenue service
- insurance services
- intercity bus service
- inter-city feeder services
- interlibrary loan service
- intermediary services
- Internal Revenue Service
- internal accounting services
- investigation service
- investment services
- invisible services
- irregular service
- janitorial services
- joint rail-air freight service
- large-scale services
- legal services
- lighter service
- liner service
- liner freight service
- liner passenger service
- local services
- long-distance transport service
- loss making services
- low density service
- mail service
- maintenance service
- management service
- management advisory services
- market services
- marketing service
- mass service
- medical service
- merchant service
- military service
- mixed service
- municipal services
- National Giro Service
- National Health Service
- news service
- night service
- night depository service
- nonpreferential service
- nonscheduled service
- nonstop service
- occupational guidance service
- on-board passenger service
- operating services
- outdoor service
- outside service
- overland service
- paid services
- passenger service
- pensionable service
- permanent service
- personal service
- personal banking services
- phone inquiry service
- pick-up service
- piggyback service
- pilot service
- pilotage service
- placement service
- plant quarantine service
- postmarketing service
- postsale service
- preemptive service
- preferential service
- presale service
- prior services
- priority service
- processing services
- professional services
- prompt service
- proper service
- protocol service
- public service
- Public Health Service
- publicity service
- public transport service
- quality control service
- quick repair service
- rail service
- railroad service
- railway service
- railway ferry service
- reciprocal services
- regular service
- rental service
- repair services
- retail service
- retail banking service
- road transport service
- ro-ro service
- safe deposit services
- safety service
- sanitary service
- scheduled service
- scheduled debt service
- security service
- self-dial long-distance service
- senior service
- settlement service
- shipping services
- ship's agency service
- shuttle service
- single-carrier service
- site services
- small-scale services
- social services
- specialized service
- statistical service
- supervisory services
- support services
- technical service
- technical control service
- technical information service
- technological services
- telecommunication service
- telephone service
- through service
- ticker service
- top-notch service
- tourist services
- towage service
- trade information service
- trailer-on-flatcar service
- training services
- tramp service
- transport service
- transportation services
- travel service
- trouble-free service
- trunk line service
- trust services
- tug service
- turnabout service
- underwriting services
- unremunerative services
- up-to-date service
- urgent service
- warranty service
- watchman service
- welfare services
- service by mail
- service by post
- services in advertising
- service in bulk
- services in publicity
- services of an agency
- service of loans
- service of notice
- service of papers
- services of personnel
- service on call
- service to customers
- services to visitors
- service without interruption
- service with waiting
- record services and archives
- in service
- fit for service
- unfit for service
- bring into service
- charge for services
- complete service
- do services
- enlist the services of smb
- employ services
- furnish services
- give services
- go into service
- maintain a service
- maintain regular service
- make use of services
- offer services
- pay for services
- perform services
- provide services
- provide customer service
- publicize services
- put into service
- render services
- require services
- resort to services
- retire from service
- run services
- sell advisory services
- start service
- supply services
- suspend the service
- tender one's services
- undertake a service
- use the services of a lawyer
- utilize services2. v1) обслуживатьEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > service
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28 close
1. v закрыватьclose down — закрывать, прекращать работу
2. a закрытый; ограниченный; замкнутыйclose season — время, когда охота запрещена;
3. n огороженное стеной место4. n обыкн. соборная площадь; огороженная территорияbreach of close — нарушение владения, неправомерный заход на территорию чужого владения
5. n площадка для игр6. n шотл. ход со двора7. n тупик8. a замкнутый, уединённыйto keep oneself close — держаться замкнуто; жить уединённо
9. a тайный, скрытый10. a скрытный, сдержанный11. a строго охраняемыйclose guarding — плотное держание, строгая опека
12. v закрываться13. v эл. замыкать14. v мор. задраиватьhis attitude closed the door to further negotiations — его позиция отрезала путь к дальнейшим переговорам
15. n конец; заключение, завершение16. n закрытие, окончание работы17. n муз. каданс18. v заканчивать, завершать; заключать19. v заканчиваться; завершаться20. v договариватьсяto close a bargain — договориться, заключить сделку
21. v принятьI offered him six pounds and he closed with it — я предложил ему шесть фунтов, и он согласился
22. v воен. войти в соприкосновение23. a близкий; находящийся недалеко; расположенный недалекоclose pass — пролёт на небольшом расстоянии, близкий пролёт
close set — тесно расположенный; сплошной
24. a близкий, интимный25. a тесный, близкий26. a плотный, компактный; тесный27. a хорошо пригнанный; плотный28. a облегающий29. a сжатый30. a краткий и содержательный31. a убористыйclose print — убористая печать, плотный набор
32. a душный, спёртый33. a тщательный; подробный34. a точный35. a скупой, скаредный36. a почти равныйclose vote — почти равное количество голосов «за» и «против»
37. a разг. трудно достающийся, ограниченный38. a разг. скуповатый39. a разг. арх. строгий, суровый40. a разг. редк. вязкий; нелетучий41. a разг. спорт. осторожный42. a разг. кино. крупный43. adv близкоclose at hand — близко, рядом, под рукой; рукой подать
close prices — цены, близкие по уровню
44. adv коротко45. v подходить близко, сближаться, смыкатьсяthe ship sank and the water closed over it — корабль затонул, и воды сомкнулись над ним
46. v спорт. воен. сомкнутьwe must close the ranks to secure peace — мы должны сплотиться, чтобы обеспечить мир
Синонимический ряд:1. accurate (adj.) accurate; exact; faithful; full; lifelike; meticulous; minute; precise; rigorous; scrupulous; strict2. akin (adj.) akin; similar3. attentive (adj.) attentive; keen; vigilant4. confined (adj.) compact; confined; confining; congested; cramped; crowded; dense; firm; impenetrable; narrow; packed; restricted; solid; thick5. intimate (adj.) attached; bosom; chummy; confidential; dear; devoted; familiar; friendly; intimate; physical; trusted6. near (adj.) a stone's throw; adjacent; adjoining; immediate; imminent; impending; near; near at hand; near-at-hand; nearby; neighboring; neighbouring; nigh; proximate7. oppressive (adj.) airless; breathless; heavy; muggy; oppressive; stifling; stivy; stuffy; suffocating; sultry; sweltering; unventilated; warm8. painstaking (adj.) assiduous; concentrated; constant; earnest; fixed; intense; intent; painstaking9. silent (adj.) close-lipped; closemouthed; close-mouthed; close-tongued; dumb; incommunicative; inconversable; reserved; reticent; secretive; shut-mouthed; silent; silentious; speechless; taciturn; tight-lipped; tight-mouthed; uncommunicative; withdrawn; wordless10. stingy (adj.) cheap; cheeseparing; closefisted; close-fisted; costive; hardfisted; hardhanded; ironfisted; mean; mingy; miserly; narrow-fisted; narrowhearted; niggard; niggardly; parsimonious; penny-pinching; penny-wise; penurious; pinching; pinchpenny; save-all; scrimpy; scrimy; stingy; tightfisted; ungenerous; ungiving11. tight (adj.) taut; tense; tight12. court (noun) atrium; court; courtyard; enclosure; quad; quadrangle; yard13. end (noun) adjournment; cease; cessation; closing; closure; completion; conclusion; consummation; desistance; desuetude; discontinuance; discontinuation; end; ending; finale; finish; last; period; stop; termination; terminus; windup; wrap-up14. joining (noun) connection; joining; junction; union15. adjourn (verb) adjourn; recess16. close in on (verb) approach; close in on; come closer; come together; draw near; narrow; near17. complete (verb) cease; complete; conclude; consummate; culminate; determine; do; end; halt; terminate; ultimate; wind up; wrap up18. decrease (verb) abate; bate; decrease; diminish; drain away; dwindle; lessen; peak out; peter out; rebate; recede; reduce; taper; taper off19. fill (verb) barricade; block; choke; clog; congest; fill; jam; occlude; plug; stop; stop up; stopper20. hide (verb) block out; hide; obscure; obstruct; screen; shroud; shut off; shut out21. join (verb) bind; connect; finish; fuse; join; link; tie; unite22. meet (verb) assemble; cluster; collect; congregate; convene; converge; encounter; face; front; gather; get together; group; meet; muster23. shut (verb) bolt; enclose; fasten; latch; lock; put to; seal; secure; shut; slam24. at close hand (other) at close hand; hard; near; nearby; nighАнтонимический ряд:ample; away; begin; beginning; beyond; careless; detached; distant; far; frank; liberal; open; open-handed; patent; public; release; separate; spacious
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