The Hindu Editorial (Capital high) – Apr 08, 2019
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Capital high) – Apr 08, 2019:
- macroeconomic (adjective) – relating to the branch of economics concerned with large-scale factors (interest rates/national productivity).
- capital inflow (noun) – a steady movement of capital (amount) into a place, economy, activity etc.
- outflow (noun) – money/assets flowing out of (or leaving) a particular country’s economy.
- cyclical (adjective) – recurrent/recurring, repetitive, regular.
- uptick (noun) – a small increase.
- appreciate (verb) – increase, escalate, gain/grow (in value).
- reel (verb) – stagger, lurch, struggle/flounder.
- robustness (noun) – strength/stability, vitality, good condition.
- notwithstanding (conjunction) – though, despite the fact that, even so, even though.
- misplace (verb) – drop, forget, miss.
- dovish (adjective) – peaceful, diplomatic, accommodating.
- Federal Reserve (US) (noun) – the central banking system of the United States (The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central banking institution).
- high-yielding (adjective) – producing a rich/large/high dividends/returns.
- debt (noun) – indebtedness, financial obligation, liability.
- mid-cap (noun) – a company with market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion. Large-cap is with a large market capitalization, more than $10 billion and Small cap is with less than $2 billion market capitalization.
- rout (noun) – downfall, collapse/failure; fiasco.
- take for granted (phrase) – fail to appreciate (someone); assume, understand/conjecture.
- nimble (adjective) – quick, active/fast, quick-thinking/skilful.
- pressing (adjective) – important, high-priority, critical/crucial.
- trajectory (noun) – course, route, path.
- fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
- disruptive (adjective) – troublesome, troublemaking, turbulent/unsettling.
- sooner rather than later (phrase) – soon, immediately, without delay.
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