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reap — UK US /riːp/ verb [T] ► to make a large amount of money or a big profit: »Outside shareholders reaped 25% of the dividends generated. reap $35 million/£1.9 billion, etc. »His company has reaped more than $800 million in federal contracts over the … Financial and business terms
reap — reapable, adj. /reep/, v.t. 1. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest. 2. to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.). 3. to get as a return, recompense, or result: to reap large profits. v.i. 4. to… … Universalium
reap — [[t]rip[/t]] v. t. 1) agr. to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest 2) agr. to gather or take (a crop, harvest, etc.) 3) to get as a return, recompense, or result: to reap large profits[/ex] 4) agr.… … From formal English to slang
reap — /rip / (say reep) verb (t) 1. to gather, as a crop; harvest. 2. to gather the crop from: to reap the fields. 3. to get as a return, recompense, or result: to reap large profits. –verb (i) 4. to gather a crop. {Middle English repe(n), Old English… …
Windfall profits tax — A windfall profits tax is a higher tax rate on profits that ensue from a sudden windfall gain to a particular company or industry. United StatesIn 1980, the United States enacted the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act (P.L. 96 223) as part of a… … Wikipedia
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gain — n 1: an increase in value, capital, or amount compare loss capital gain: a gain realized on the sale or exchange of a capital asset (as a stock or real estate) ca·su·al·ty gain: a gain realized by an insured because property insurance benefits… … Law dictionary
Sunday Times Rich List 2008 — The Sunday Times Rich List 2008 was published on 27 April 2008. [ [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich list/article3822711.ece The Sunday Times: Rich List reveals wealthy reap profits under Labour ] ] Since 1989 the UK… … Wikipedia
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Economic calculation problem — The economic calculation problem is a criticism of socialist economics. It was first proposed by Ludwig von Mises in 1920 and later expounded by Friedrich Hayek.cite book title= Economic calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth accessdate=2008… … Wikipedia
