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 routedescribing indirect route (having intervening factors or persons or influences)
- Medium indirect costs in pricingdescribing indirect costs in pricing (having intervening factors or persons or influences)
- Hard indirect taxation on luxury goodsdescribing indirect taxation on luxury goods (having intervening factors or persons or influences)
- Very Hard indirect repercussions of policy shiftdescribing indirect repercussions of policy shift (having intervening factors or persons or influences)
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