kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick – express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; “My mother complains all day”; “She has a lot to kick about”
1. Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable. See Synonyms at unspeakable.
2. Not to be uttered; taboo: the ineffable name of God.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ineffbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + effbilis, utterable (from effr, to utter : ex-, ex- + fr, to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots).]
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business – the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; “computers are now widely used in business”
intelligence – the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
drive – push, propel, or press with force; “Drive a nail into the wall”
launch – propel with force; “launch the space shuttle”; “Launch a ship”
catapult – shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; “the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort”
send off, project – throw, send, or cast forward; “project a missile”
loft – propel through the air; “The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air”
move, displace – cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; “Move those boxes into the corner, please”; “I’m moving my money to another bank”; “The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant”
imbue – spread or diffuse through; “An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration”; “music penetrated the entire building”; “His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks”
bonded labor – a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United States
servitude – state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment; “penal servitude”
1. An internal tax imposed on the production, sale, or consumption of a commodity or the use of a service within a country: excises on tobacco, liquor, and long-distance telephone calls.
2. A licensing charge or a fee levied for certain privileges.
tr.v.ex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es
To levy an excise on.
[Middle Dutch excijs, alteration (influenced by Latin excsus) of accijs, tax, probably from Old French acceis, partly from Vulgar Latin *accnsum (Latin ad-, ad- + Latin cnsus, tax; see census) and partly from Old French assise, legislative ordinance; see assize.]
ex·cise 2(k-sz)
tr.v.ex·cised, ex·cis·ing, ex·cis·es
To remove by or as if by cutting: excised the tumor; excised two scenes from the film.
[Latin excdere, excs- : ex-, ex- + caedere, to cut; see ka-id- in Indo-European roots.]
excision – the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; “an editor’s deletions frequently upset young authors”; “both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause”
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