Glossary borrow l'borau/ verb [transitive/intransitive to receive and use something that belongs to someone else, and promise to give it back to them later: Can I borrow your calculator? failure

GLOSSARY
borrow l'borau/ verb [transitive/intransitive) to receive and use something that belongs to someone else, and promise to give it back to them later: Can I borrow your
calculator?
failure /'feilja(r)/ noun [countluncount) a lack of success in doing something; a situation in which a business cannot continue operating: Business failures soared by more than
a third in the second half of this year.
frustrating /'frA,strertmg/ adjective making you feel annoyed and impatient because you are prevented from achieving something: It's frustrating to wait all day for a
repairman who doesn't show up.
funding !'fAndiiJ/ noun [uncount) money that a government or organization provides for a specific purpose: The government is still failing to provide adequate funding for
research.
interest /'mtr;)st/ noun [uncount) BUSINESS money that a person or institution such as a bank charges you for lending you money: an increase in the interest charged on
personal loans
seller financing /,sela(r) 'famrensmg/ noun [uncount) a loan from the seller of a business to the buyer
talent l'trelant/ noun [countluncount) a natural ability for being good at a particular activity: She had an obvious talent for music.
worth /w3:(r)9/ adjective used for saying how rich someone is: She is now worth 20 million dollars.
charity /'tJrer~ti/ noun [count] an organization to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support: The
Children's Society is a registered charity.
cooperative /k~u'op(~)r~tiv/ noun [count] BUSINESS a business or other organization owned by the people who work in it who also share the profits: agricultural/fishing
cooperatives
full-time /ful 'tannl adjective [usually before noun] done for the number of hours that people normally work in a complete week. Part-time work or study is done during
just some of these hours: It is hard to combine study with a full-time job.