touch+upon

  • 101bear upon — I verb advocate, affect, apply, apply to, cause, coax, concern, connect, have to do with, influence, insist, interest, involve, pertain, pertain to, press, pressure, recommend, refer, regard, relate, relate to, respect, rest on, tie in with,… …

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  • 102act upon — verb have and exert influence or effect The artist s work influenced the young painter She worked on her friends to support the political candidate • Syn: ↑influence, ↑work • Derivationally related forms: ↑influence (for: ↑ …

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  • 103One-Touch Option — A type of exotic option that gives an investor a payout once the price of the underlying asset reaches or surpasses a predetermined barrier. This type of option allows the investor to set the position of the barrier, the time to expiration and… …

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  • 104Nowth upon Nacht — is a song for voice and piano by John Cage. It was composed in 1984 in memoriam for Cathy Berberian, the celebrated soprano singer, wife of composer Luciano Berio. The text is taken directly from a passage from page 556 of James Joyce s Finnegans …

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  • 105To touch bottom — Bottom Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 106Human Touch (film) — Human Touch is a 2004 film directed by Paul Cox and starring Jacqueline McKenzie and Chris Haywood. The plot follows the story of Anna who is a singer trying to raise money for her choirs trip to China. She does this by posing nude for an ageing… …

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  • 107Double One-Touch Option — A type of exotic option that gives an investor an agreed upon payout if the price of the underlying asset reaches or surpasses one of two predetermined barrier levels. An investor using this type of option is able to determine the position of… …

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  • 108soft touch — soft′ touch′ n. 1) inf a person who readily gives or lends money 2) inf a person who is easily duped or imposed upon • Etymology: 1935–40 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 109a easy touch — ► a soft (or easy) touch informal a person who is easily persuaded or imposed upon. Main Entry: ↑soft …

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  • 110a soft touch — ► a soft (or easy) touch informal a person who is easily persuaded or imposed upon. Main Entry: ↑soft …

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