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secondary

US /ˈsɛkənˌdɛri/

adjective Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Price is a secondary concern compared with product quality.

Word Family

NounNoun
secondary gốc
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
secondary gốc
AdverbAdv
secondarily

Synonyms

  • subordinatean assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  • subsidiaryan assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  • minora young person of either sex

Collocations

  • Easy secondary school teacher
    describing secondary school teacher (the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen)
  • Medium treat cost as a secondary consideration
    to treat cost as a secondary consideration, meaning to interact in a certain way
  • Hard trade securities on the secondary market
    to trade securities on the secondary market, meaning to engage in the trade of
  • Very Hard mitigate secondary systemic contagion risks
    to mitigate secondary systemic contagion risks, meaning to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

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