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  • 21activity — ac|tiv|i|ty [ æk tıvəti ] noun *** 1. ) uncount things that people do: These environmental changes are the result of human activity. Economic activity was greater during the first part of the year. Airline employees should always be on the watch… …

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  • 22activity — [[t]æktɪ̱vɪti[/t]] ♦♦ activities 1) N UNCOUNT Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done. We will see an extraordinary level of activity in the market for UK government bonds. ...the electrical activity of the… …

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  • 23activity — 1. In electroencephalography, the presence of neurogenic electrical energy. 2. In physical chemistry, an ideal concentration for which the law of mass action will apply perfectly; the ratio of the a. to the true concentr …

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  • 24activity — In activity based costing systems, any operation performed within an organization that causes costs to be incurred. Examples of activities therefore include processing an order, writing a letter, designing a product, and visiting a customer. The… …

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  • 25activity — In activity based costing systems, any operation performed within an organization that causes costs to be incurred. Examples of activities therefore include processing an order, writing a letter, designing a product, and visiting a customer. The… …

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  • 26activity*/*/*/ — [ækˈtɪvəti] noun 1) [C/U] things that people do in order to achieve an aim an increase in criminal activity in the area[/ex] We plan to expand our business activities in East Africa.[/ex] 2) [U] a situation in which a lot of things are happening… …

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  • 27activity — See catalytic activity low temperature activity specific activity …

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  • 28activity — noun a) The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of …

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  • 29activity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being active Nouns 1. (state of being active) activity, activeness, business, energy, liveliness, animation; briskness, quickness, alertness; wakefulness, vigil; alacrity, zeal, dash, fervor,… …

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  • 30activity — noun 1 (U) a situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are doing things, moving around etc: I missed the noise and activity of the city. | a huge amount of media activity during the elections opposite inactivity 2 (C) something… …

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