Be+firm
11Firm — Firm, v. t. [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make firm. See {Firm}, a.] 1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To fix or… …
12firm sale — ➔ sale * * * firm sale UK US noun ► [C or U] COMMERCE a sale in which the buyer is not allowed to return the goods: »No returns will be accepted for items supplied on firm sale. ► [C] a sale that has been agreed between a seller and buyer: »At… …
13firm offer — ➔ offer2 * * * firm offer UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE a definite offer to buy something at a fixed price: »The chief executive said yesterday that the bank will make a firm offer within four weeks …
14firm — [adj1] inflexible close, close grained, compact, compressed, concentrated, concrete, condensed, congealed, dense, fine grained, hard, hardened, heavy, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, inelastic, jelled, nonporous, refractory, rigid, set,… …
15firm offer — UK US noun [countable] [singular firm offer plural firm offers] a definite offer to buy something for a particular price Thesaurus: activity of shoppinghyponym * * * …
16firm commitment underwriting — USA firm commitment underwriting. Also known as firm commitment offering. As opposed to a best efforts offering, in the context of securities and capital markets, an underwriting where the underwriters commit to purchase all of the securities… …
17firm commitment offering — USA firm commitment underwriting. Also known as firm commitment offering. As opposed to a best efforts offering, in the context of securities and capital markets, an underwriting where the underwriters commit to purchase all of the securities… …
18firm — Adj erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. fīrmus fest, sicher, stark , wohl in Anlehnung an ne. firm. Ebenso ne. firm. Hierzu unmittelbar firmen, zu dessen lateinischem Vorbild auch Firma und Firmament gehören; ein… …
19firm — adverb is used mainly in two fixed expressions, to stand firm and to hold firm to. In all other contexts the natural adverbial form is firmly: The bracket was firmly fixed to the wall …
20firm — Adj. (Aufbaustufe) sich auf einem bestimmten Fachgebiet auskennend Synonyme: beschlagen, bewandert, erfahren, fachmännisch, fit, kenntnisreich, kundig, qualifiziert, sachkundig, versiert (geh.) Beispiele: Er ist in diesem Fach firm. Wir suchen… …
