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indirect

US /ˌɪndɚˈɛkt/

adjective Advanced · C1 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

having intervening factors or persons or influences

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Marketing has an indirect effect on sales through brand awareness.

Word Family

NounNoun
indirectness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
indirect gốc
AdverbAdv
indirectly

Synonyms

  • roundabouta road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  • secondarythe defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
  • implicitimplied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

Collocations

  • Easy indirect route
    describing indirect route (having intervening factors or persons or influences)
  • Medium indirect costs in pricing
    describing indirect costs in pricing (having intervening factors or persons or influences)
  • Hard indirect taxation on luxury goods
    describing indirect taxation on luxury goods (having intervening factors or persons or influences)
  • Very Hard indirect repercussions of policy shift
    describing indirect repercussions of policy shift (having intervening factors or persons or influences)

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