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reform

US /rəˈfɔrm/

noun, verb Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The government announced a major reform of the national tax system.

Word Family

NounNoun
reform gốc reformer reformism
VerbVerb
reform gốc
AdjectiveAdj
reformist reformative reformatory
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • improveto make better
  • restructureconstruct or form anew or provide with a new structure
  • modernizemake repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

Collocations

  • Easy tax reform law
    to tax reform law, meaning to levy a tax on
  • Medium implement comprehensive civil service reform
    to put into practical effect regarding comprehensive civil service reform
  • Hard enact far-reaching institutional reforms
    to enact far-reaching institutional reforms, meaning to order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  • Very Hard champion radical agrarian economic reform
    to champion radical agrarian economic reform, meaning to protect or fight for as a champion

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