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core

US /kɔr/

noun, adjective Core · B1 Phát triển doanh nghiệp

Definition

a small group of indispensable persons or things

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Quality service is at the core of our business.

Synonyms

  • centeran area that is approximately central within some larger region
  • nucleusa part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

Collocations

  • Easy core apple
    to core apple, meaning to remove the core or center from
  • Medium core business values
    to core business values, meaning to remove the core or center from
  • Hard core competency of the enterprise
    to core competency of the enterprise, meaning to remove the core or center from
  • Very Hard shaken to the very core by scandals
    to shaken to the very core by scandals, meaning to move or cause to move back and forth

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