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51foregoneconclusion — foregone conclusion n. 1. An end or a result regarded as inevitable: The victory was a foregone conclusion. See Usage Note at foregone. 2. A conclusion formed in advance of argument or consideration. * * * …
52fore|gone´ness — fore|gone «fr GN, GON; fohr ; FR gn, gon; FOHR », adjective, verb. –adj. 1. known or decided beforehand. See also foregone conclusion. (Cf. ↑foregone conclusion) 2. that has gone before; previous. a) past participle of …
53fore|gone — «fr GN, GON; fohr ; FR gn, gon; FOHR », adjective, verb. –adj. 1. known or decided beforehand. See also foregone conclusion. (Cf. ↑foregone conclusion) 2. that has gone before; previous. a) past participle of …
54Opportunity cost — Economics …
55Predetermination — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Predetermination >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 predestination predestination preordination premeditation predeliberation predetermination Sgm: N 1 foregone conclusion foregone conclusion fait accompli Sgm: N 1 parti… …
56Implicit cost — In economics, an implicit cost occurs when one foregoes an alternative action but does not make an actual payment. (For instance, the explicit cost of a night at the movies includes the moviegoer s ticket and soda, but the implicit cost includes… …
57defense economics — Field of national economic management concerned with peacetime and wartime military expenditures. It arose in response to the greater scale and sophistication of warfare in the 20th century. Most nations seek to avoid the vast financial and human …
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59conclusion — [[t]kənklu͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ conclusions 1) N COUNT: oft N that When you come to a conclusion you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts. Over the years I ve come to the… …
60fore·gone — /ˈfoɚˌgɑːn/ adj a foregone conclusion : something in the future that is certain to happen or be true It was a foregone conclusion that he would take over the business after his father retired. Most people felt that the outcome of the trial was a… …
