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external

US /ɪkˈstɝnəl/

adjective Target · B2 Tài chính & ngân sách

Definition

happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We hired an external auditor to check the accounts.

Word Family

NounNoun
external gốc externality
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
external gốc
AdverbAdv
externally

Synonyms

  • outsidethe region that is outside of something
  • exteriorthe region that is outside of something
  • outerbeing on the outside or further from a center

Collocations

  • Easy external hard drive
    describing external hard drive (outward features)
  • Medium external auditor report
    describing external auditor report (outward features)
  • Hard external environmental factors
    describing external environmental factors (outward features)
  • Very Hard mitigate external macroeconomic shocks
    to mitigate external macroeconomic shocks, meaning to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

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