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Avoid, Avoidance, Avoirdupois and Await
• The company is trying to avoid bankruptcy. NOTE : You avoid something or avoid doing something. Avoidance : noun : trying not to do something • Avoidance of an agreement or of a contract NOTE : no plural Avoirdupois : noun : old system of weights used in Britain, shown in pounds, ounces, etc. • One ounce avoirdupois Await : verb : to wait for • We are awaiting the decision of the phoning department. Business Dictionary Index |
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