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negotiation
Noun
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Negotiation is a process of and agreement between two or more people through a discussion.
by
Preposition
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near or next to.
The mailbox is by the bus stop.
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at some time before (the given time).
Be back by ten o'clock!
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if something is done by somebody, it is done through their action
The matter was decided by the chairman.
The boat was swamped by the water.
He was protected by his body armour.
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if something is created by somebody, they are the creator, author, etc.
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare.
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shows how someone does something
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
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using the rules or logic of.
I sorted the items by category.
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with a change of. In this case, by shows how much something has changed.
Our stock is up by ten percent.
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shows how slowly, or how quickly, someone does something (used in the form "X by X" or "by Xs")
We went through the book page by page.
We crawled forward by inches.
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If you multiply mathx/math by mathy/math, you multiply mathx/math × mathy/math.
Five multiplied by seven is 35.
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If you divide mathx/math by mathy/math, you find how many mathy/maths are in mathx/math.
35 divided by seven is five.
any
Determinative
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some or even the smallest amount or number
Do you want any coffee?
There aren't any pencils left, not even one.
Don't tell me. I don't want to hear any more about it.
Are you sure there's some here? I don't see any.
Slow down. I can't go any faster.
It doesn't look any different to me.
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one, but it is not important which one
Please ask me. I can answer any question.
There was no problem of any kind.
I would say the same thing to any person.
Any information that you have would be helpful.
In any case, it doesn't really matter.
It doesn't matter. I'll take any that's left over.
bank
Noun
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A building where you can keep and borrow money.
I have to stop at the bank to deposit my check and get money for tonight.
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A safe place to store important things.
blood bank
sperm bank
data bank
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The dry sides of a river.
bank
Verb
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The act of a plane turning left or right while in flight.
The plane banks right to line up with the runway.