to remove the effect of one thing by doing another thing that has the opposite effect:
Posts made by Zipporah Schumaker
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Canceling sth out
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Dawn raids
a situation in which a company unexpectedly buys a lot of shares in another company as soon as the stock market opens:
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RE: Humiliation
the feeling of being ashamed or losing respect for yourself, or an occasion when you have this feeling:
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Cuts sb off
to stop people from continuing a phone conversation by breaking the phone connection:
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Offeree
a person or an organization that is offered something, especially the opportunity to buy or sell shares:
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RE: Chrysalis
a moth or butterfly at the stage of development when it is covered by a hard case, before it becomes an adult insect with wings, or the case itself
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Inferiority complexes
a feeling that you are not as good, as intelligent, as attractive, etc. as other people:
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Pulled sth back
If a person or team that is losing pulls a goal back or pulls a point or points back, they score a goal or win a point or some points:
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Short-listed
to put someone or something on a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered:
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Currency hedging
an agreement to buy a currency at a particular rate in the future. Companies that export goods use currency hedges to be certain about the amount they will receive for particular goods when they deliver them:
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Hope chest
clothes, sheets, etc. that a young woman traditionally collects for use after she is married:
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RE: Make your point
the meaning or most important part of what someone says or writes: