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n. engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
n. transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.


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v. cause to be born
n. the process of giving birth


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a. unable to see
n. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)


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n. a woman who has recently been married
n. Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)


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n. detailed instructions, as for a military operation


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v. compute the present value of a business or an income
v. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders


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a. stimulating interest or thought
a. disturbingly provocative


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n. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
n. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl


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v. move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
n. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something


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n. a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country


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