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growth

US /ɡroʊθ/

noun Foundation · A2 Phát triển doanh nghiệp

Definition

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company expects steady growth in revenue over the next five years.

Word Family

NounNoun
growth gốc growing
VerbVerb
AdjectiveAdj
growing
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • expansionthe act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
  • increasea quantity that is added
  • developmentact of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

Collocations

  • Easy economic growth
    describing economic growth (of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth)
  • Medium revenue growth
    describing revenue growth (the entire amount of income before any deductions are made)
  • Hard sustainable growth rate
    describing sustainable growth rate (capable of being sustained)
  • Very Hard stunted growth under adverse fiscal policy
    to stunted growth under adverse fiscal policy, meaning to check the growth or development of

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