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1. abandonee, n. View full entry 1804
...A person to whom anything is formally or legally abandoned; spec. (in marine insurance) the underwriters to whom all interest in property insured is relinquished after a loss (cf. ...
2. acatallactic, n. and adj. View full entry 1842
...A matter unconnected with exchange, esp. of money. Obs.rare....
3. acquiring, adj. View full entry 1806
...That acquires things; characterized by acquisition, acquisitive....
4. actuarial, adj. View full entry 1850
...Of or relating to actuaries or their profession....
5. actuarially, adv. View full entry 1864
...According to actuarial principles; on an actuarial basis....
6. actuarian, adj. View full entry 1863
...= actuarial...
7. actuarily, adv. View full entry 1877
...= actuarially...
8. aerarian, n. and adj. View full entry 1828
...A Roman citizen of the lowest, unenfranchised class, who paid only a poll tax. Obs....
9. Afghani, n. and adj. View full entry 1826
...The Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Afghan people; = Pashto...
10. aftermarket, n. View full entry 1800
...A later or subsequent market. Obs....
11. agriculturism, n. View full entry 1808
...The theory or science of agriculture. Obs....
12. agro-, comb. form View full entry 1893
...Forming esp. temporary and nonce-words with the sense ‘of or relating to agriculture’....
13. agronomics, n. View full entry 1825
...With sing. and pl. concord. The management or administration of the material resources of agriculture; agricultural economics; (also) = agronomy...
14. air pocket, n. View full entry 1878
...A cavity containing air....
15. alarmism, n. View full entry 1858
...A persistent tendency to exaggerate potential dangers, esp. in political, social, or financial matters, and hence create needless worry or panic; the attitude or behaviour typical of an alarmist....
16. amortizable | amortisable, adj. View full entry 1880
...Capable of being cleared off as a liability; extinguishable....
17. ante, n.2 View full entry 1838
...In Poker, a stake put up by a player (usually, the eldest hand) before the draw; similarly in other card games. Also attrib. in ante-man =...
18. ante, v. View full entry 1846
...trans. To put (an ante); also transf., to bet, stake; to pay off, up; to hand over, surrender. Also absol....
19. anti-inflation, adj. View full entry 1870
...= anti-inflationary...
20. anti-inflationist, n. and adj. View full entry 1869
...An advocate of economic policies designed to prevent or reduce inflation....
