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To extend over both sides of a physical divide or a point of time. Accounting *cutoff is complicated by transactions that straddle two or more *financial reporting periods. — A cost or revenue *allocation method that provides for equal amounts in each period of time. The rationale for using a straight line basis is that the economic activity of the underlying assets or circumstances occurs at a constant level over… … Auditor's dictionary
extend — ex|tend W2S3 [ıkˈstend] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(area/distance)¦ 3¦(size)¦ 4¦(include/affect)¦ 5¦(offer help/thanks)¦ 6¦(arms/legs)¦ 7¦(continue winning)¦ 8¦(furniture)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; O … Dictionary of contemporary English
extend — [[t]ɪkste̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ extends, extending, extended 1) VERB If you say that something, usually something large, extends for a particular distance or extends from one place to another, you are indicating its size or position. [V for amount] The… … English dictionary
extend */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈstend] / US verb Word forms extend : present tense I/you/we/they extend he/she/it extends present participle extending past tense extended past participle extended 1) a) [intransitive] to continue for a particular distance or in a… … English dictionary
extend — ex|tend [ ık stend ] verb *** ▸ 1 continue in space/time ▸ 2 increase size/range etc. ▸ 3 offer greeting ▸ 4 increase length ▸ 5 lend money etc. ▸ 6 affect/include someone/something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive extend from/into/over/beyond/for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extend — v. 1) (A) ( to convey ) they extended a warm welcome to us; or: they extended us a warm welcome 2) (d; intr.) ( to reach ) to extend beyond (the forest extends beyond the border) 3) (d; intr.) ( to reach ) to extend from; to (the border extends… … Combinatory dictionary
extend — Synonyms and related words: abide, accord, add to, adjourn, administer, advance, afford, aggrandize, allocate, allot, allow, amplify, arch over, attain, augment, award, balloon, be lengthy, be prolonged, beef up, belong, bestow, bestow on,… … Moby Thesaurus
extend — 01. Our teacher has [extended] the due date for our essay by a week because so many people said they wouldn t be able to finish on time. 02. We asked our boss for a two day [extension] to the project. 03. He has [extensive] experience working… … Grammatical examples in English
over-extend — (v.) to take on too much (work, debt, etc.), 1937, from OVER (Cf. over) + EXTEND (Cf. extend) … Etymology dictionary
Over-the-line — is a bat and ball sport, a game related to baseball and softball. Like those games, you have the batter, pitcher, and fielders. Because a game requires only three people per team, it s considerably easier to get a good informal game going.… … Wikipedia
