Author: Houghton Mifflin CompanyPublisher: Dell
ISBN: 9780385335768
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Contains over seventy thousand entries including 1,000 new words and their meanings.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms
Author: David Logan ScottPublisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780618755257
Category : Business
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms covers the entire spectrum of business terminology. In clear language it defines over 6,000 terms drawn from the areas of investing, finance, marketing, law, real estate, management, economics, accounting, insurance, and international business. Entries range from investment fundamentals (price-earnings ratio, split, yield) to the lexicon of real estate (amortization, buy down, wraparound mortgage) to the terminology of contemporary finance (CDO, short sale, tranche). More than 100 key terms, such as antitrust, bailout, and subprime loan, are enhanced by real-world case studies that bring the concept to life. In addition, scores of tips from expert professionals offer advice on topics ranging from renegotiating a mortgage to reducing the estate tax.
Author: American Heritage DictionaryThe American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
Author: Calvert WatkinsPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618082506
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Discusses the nature, origins, and development of language and lists the meanings and associated word for more than thirteen thousand Indo-European root words.
The American Heritage Dictionary Define-A-Thon For The High Schoolgraduate
Author: Editors of the American Heritage DiPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780547350202
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The American Heritage Dictionary Define-a-Thon for the High School Graduate offers an entertaining way to help high school students and graduates become vocabulary masters. Written by the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries, this book will encourage students and parents alike to energize their word power. The book has two parts—a challenge section and an answers section. Each question in the challenge section consists of a definition along with four candidate words, of which only one is correct. The answers section gives the correct answer and shows that word in an example sentence. It also provides word histories and quotations by respected authors. All the candidate words are defined, and there is a separate list of the correct answers for quick look-up. The American Heritage Dictionary Define-a-Thon for the High School Graduate offers a fun and easy way for anyone who enjoys language to get on good terms with some useful new words and to appreciate the importance of a strong vocabulary.
Author: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Author: American Heritage Dictionary EditorsPublisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780544454453
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This new edition offers newly updated terms, and provides the latest research on word origins and meanings, with guidelines on accurate usage.
The American Heritage Book Of English Usage
Author: Editors of the American Heritage DiPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780547563213
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
The American Heritage Student Dictionary
Author: Editors of Editors of the American Heritage DiPublisher: Collins Reference
ISBN: 9781328787347
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A brand-new, fully revised edition of this outstanding resource for students in grades 6-10 includes hundreds of new words, abundant example sentences, lively feature notes and an all-new full-color art program.
The American Heritage Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Author: Editors of the American Heritage DictionariesPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547624846
Category : Americanisms
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Based on the authoritative American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, the Office Edition has been completely updated; every single entry has been reviewed and revised as necessary. Its thousands of new words and senses, such as antiquark, earbud, and the verb sense of friend, reflect recent developments in the sciences, technology, and popular culture. Hundreds of photographs and drawings enhance the text, and several tables such as the periodic table of the elements and a table of units of measurement provide helpful data in a useful visual format. Forming the heart of the dictionary, however, are its more than 70,000 entry words, whose clear, straightforward definitions--supplemented by pronunciations, inflections of irregular verbs and plural nouns, and selected etymologies--make the Office Edition of the American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, an essential reference for the office, school, or home.
