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accounting
Noun
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Accounting involves keeping records on financial information.
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An accounting goes over an event that happened and the explanation for why it happened.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
investment
Noun
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Investment is the use of money, time, or effort to make a profit.
The economic Development Board, set up in 1961 to promote foreign investment in Singapore, has attracted money from around the world.
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Your investment is the money, time, or effort you use to make a profit.
Often you'll have to wait for years before you can get even part of your investment back.
Buying an old laptop is a bad investment because a new technology is better.
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
joint
Noun
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A place where two things meet but are still able to move.
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A place where two things join solidly.
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Any part of the body where two bones join, sometimes letting that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
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A way to join two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.
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A bar, restaurant, or nightclub.
It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
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prison; jail.
I'm not breaking any more laws because I don't want to go back to the joint.
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A marijuana cigarette.
Let's smoke a joint and then go skateboarding.
venture
Verb
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To venture is to do an .