1. WEALTH. • definition (translation when appropriate) Noun An abundance of valuable possessions or money. • synonyms /antonyms (when possible) (+) property, prosperity, revenue. (-) need, poorness, poverty • word family Wealthiest, wealthy. • word associations (word clouds, for example) Redistribution, Accumulation, Luxury. • Collocations Abundant, considerable, enormous • sample sentences (ideally from corpus) He has lost all his wealth. Health is preferable to wealth. • phonemic transcription [welθ] • your own definition and/or sample sentence I have less wealth than my dad. 2. COMMODITY. • definition (translation when appropriate) Noun A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold. • synonyms /antonyms (when possible) (+) staple, ware, article, (-) drug, offal, refuse • word family Commode. • word associations (word clouds, for example) Ware, article, stock • Collocations expensive, valuable, scarce. • sample sentences (ideally from corpus) Information was obviously a free commodity in this area. By far the most important commodity is petroleum. • phonemic transcription • [kəˈmɒd.ə.ti] • your own definition and/or sample sentence Time is the most precious commodity everyone has in life. 3. ECONOMY • definition (translation when appropriate) noun the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money. synonyms /antonyms (when possible) (+) thrift, providence, prudence (-) addition, disregard, extravagance. • word family Economic, economical • word associations (word clouds, for example) Sales, savings. • Collocations dynamic, healthy, robust. • sample sentences (ideally from corpus) Economy is itself a great income. • Economy is the easy chair of old age. • phonemic transcription [ɪˈkɑnəmɪ] • your own definition and/or sample sentence We stayed at an economy hotel. 4. SALARY • definition (translation when appropriate) noun a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker. • synonyms /antonyms (when possible) (+) earnings, income, pay (-) bills, debt. • word family Salarium. • word associations (word clouds, for example) Income, wages. • Collocations big, excellent, exorbitant. • sample sentences (ideally from corpus) The average salary is $39,000 a year. • The average salary is correlated with length of education • phonemic transcription /ˈsæləri/ • your own definition and/or sample sentence I have a pretty good salary. 5. Wealthy • Definition Noun Having a great deal of money, resources, or assets. • synonyms /antonyms (when possible) Rich, Prosperous, Affluent, Opulent. Poor, Impoverished. • word family Wealth. • word associations (word clouds, for example): Fortunate – Rich – Opulence. • collocations Be, become, grow. • sample sentences (ideally from corpus): He knew Tim to be wealthy. Alex was a wealthy man. • phonemic transcription: /ˈwel•θi/ • your own definition and/or sample sentence: I had lucky in life, I´m consider myself a wealthy person and very intelligent.
Month: August 2021
“My Goals, Challenges and Expectations for Language 4”
My goals are clear and the same as always, to become the best version of myself, always improving my performance as time goes by, only comparing myself to myself. I want to stay focused on my studies and organize as much as possible to complement it with my sporting life.
I want to improve my PPA to 6 or higher and to be exempt from everything. Another important goal is to improve my sporting performance as much as possible.