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  • 51indirect question — An indirect question is a question put into reported form. For example, What do they want to do? is a direct question and its indirect form is I asked them what they wanted to do. When the direct question calls for an answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’, the… …

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  • 52indirect question — noun (grammar) A question in indirect speech, as in She asked whether he was leaving • • • Main Entry: ↑indirect * * * ˌindirect ˈquestion [indirect question] (also reˌported ˈquestion …

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  • 53Indirect Rule — L indirect rule était un régime de colonisation, largement appliqué dans l empire britannique compte tenu de sa taille et notamment en Inde. Néanmoins toutes les colonies n étaient pas sous ce régime, et certaines étaient sous celui du direct… …

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  • 54indirect cost — ➔ cost1 * * * indirect cost UK US noun [C] (also indirect expense) ► ACCOUNTING the cost of something that is not directly involved in making a particular product or providing a particular service, for example the cost of renting a building or of …

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  • 55indirect expense — ➔ expense * * * indirect expense UK }} US }} noun [C] ACCOUNTING ► INDIRECT COST(Cf. ↑indirect cost) …

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  • 56indirect sale — ➔ sale * * * indirect sale UK US noun [C or U] COMMERCE ► a sale that is made through a store, not directly to a customer: »The firm has always sold its products directly to end users this new push into Europe, however, will be based totally on… …

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  • 57indirect import — UK US noun [C or U] COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ► a situation in which a company buys products from someone in another country using an intermediary (= a person or organization that arranges business agreements), or a product that is bought in this way:… …

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  • 58indirect importing — indirect import UK US noun [C or U] COMMERCE, ECONOMICS ► a situation in which a company buys products from someone in another country using an intermediary (= a person or organization that arranges business agreements), or a product that is… …

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  • 59indirect taxation — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑indirect * * * indirect taxation UK US noun [uncountable] economics the practice of taxing goods and services rather than income Thesaurus: types of tax and taxationhyponym …

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  • 60Indirect grilling — is a barbecue cooking technique in which the food is placed to the side of the heat source instead of directly over the flame as is more common. This can be achieved by only igniting some burners on a gas barbecue or by piling coals to one side… …

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