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Tilling

of Till

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Cultivation 76% connected

The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.

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Ploughing 76% connected

of Plough

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Plowing 76% connected

of Plough

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Till 74% connected

A vetch; a tare.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Till 74% connected

A vetch; a tare.

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Agriculture 70% connected

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; fa…

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Farming 70% connected

of Farm

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Husbandry 70% connected

Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift.

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Capital account noun · 85% connection

(economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities

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Consumption noun · 85% connection

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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Economic consumption noun · 85% connection

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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Economic theory noun · 85% connection

(economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)

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Game theory noun · 85% connection

(economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players

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Gresham's Law noun · 85% connection

(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more…

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marginal utility noun · 85% connection

(economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service

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Monopoly noun · 85% connection

(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask…

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Monopsony noun · 85% connection

(economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer

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Moral hazard noun · 85% connection

(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companie…

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oligopoly noun · 85% connection

(economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can i…

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Production noun · 85% connection

(economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods…

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Productivity noun · 85% connection

(economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time

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Rent seeking noun · 85% connection

(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a prof…

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Rent-seeking noun · 85% connection

(economics) the theory that a person or firm seeks to make money by manipulating the economic environment rather than by making a prof…

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Spillover noun · 85% connection

(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure

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Theory of games noun · 85% connection

(economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players

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Usance noun · 85% connection

(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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Abstract adjective · 78% connection

To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till.

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Adjournment noun · 78% connection

The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day.

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Apprentice noun · 78% connection

A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant.

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Assamar noun · 78% connection

The peculiar bitter substance, soft or liquid, and of a yellow color, produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch, and the like, are…

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Blackcap noun · 78% connection

An apple roasted till black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.

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Bond noun · 78% connection

The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond.

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Bumper noun · 78% connection

A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.

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Clapcake noun · 78% connection

Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin.

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Corium noun · 78% connection

Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I.

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Crastination noun · 78% connection

Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow.

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Cultivate verb · 78% connection

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

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Dissection noun · 78% connection

The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I.

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