The Hindu Editorial (Slowdown confirmed) – Jun 03, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Slowdown confirmed) – Jun 03, 2019

There is now no denying that the second Modi government takes office amid a clear economic slowdown. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Slowdown confirmed) – Jun 03, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Slowdown confirmed) – Jun 03, 2019:

slowdown (noun) – economic decline, recession, slump/depression.
deepening (adjective) – increasing, intensifying, escalating.
hasten (verb) – speed up, accelerate, expedite.
there is no denying (phrase) – it is undoubtedly true.
amid (preposition) – in the middle of, surrounded by; during.
watch (noun) – period, stint, spell.
pull down (phrasal verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen something (to a lower level).
gross value added (GVA) (noun) – it is a measure of total output and income in the economy. It provides the rupee value for the amount of goods and services produced in an economy after deducting the cost of inputs and raw materials that have gone into the production of those goods and services. It also gives sector-specific picture like what is the growth in an area, industry or sector of an economy. On the other hand, GDP or gross domestic product is a measure of economic activity in a country. It is the total value of a country’s annual output of goods and service.
suppress (verb) – censor, redact, keep secret/cover up.
so far (phrase) – until now, up to the present, up to this point.
sit down (phrasal verb) – accept/tolerate (tough situation).
beset (verb) – trouble, bother, worry.
reflect (verb) – indicate, show/display, reveal.
consumer durables (noun) – manufactured products/goods (such as TV, fridge, AC, motorbike, car & etc) which last for an extended period of time.
take off (phrasal verb) – succeed, progress, work out.
afloat (adjective) – out of danger/difficulty; out of debt.
cut back (phrasal verb) – reduce, cut, decrease.
fiscal deficit (noun) – the difference between total expenditure and total income of the government.
inflation (noun) – simply meaning “cost of living”; increase of price level of goods & services and vice versa decrease of currency value.
undershoot (verb) – fall short of (a target).
retreat (noun) – a decline (in the value of something).
subdue (verb) – restrain, hold back, contain.
in turn (phrase) – in succession, successively, sequentially.
rein in (phrasal verb) – restrict, control, restrain.
acquisition (noun) – acquiring, collection/procurement, appropriation.
exemption (noun) – exclusion, relief, exception.
on the table (phrase) – have something for discussion/discourse.
recapitalisation (noun) – it is a type of corporate reorganization involving substantial change in a company’s capital structure, especially by replacing debt with stock.
ailing (adjective) – failing, in poor condition, weak.
consolidation (noun) – strengthening, reinforcement, stabilization.
disinvestment (noun) – the process of reducing capital investments.
privatisation (noun) – transfer of a business, industry, or service from public to private ownership and control.
rate cut (noun) – a decision by a central bank (RBI) to reduce its main interest rate to the banks (like SBI, ICICI & etc) when these commercial banks get money from the RBI. Once this rate goes down, the banks are in a position to give loans at lower interest rates to individuals and the industry.
set the tone (phrase) – establish a (particular) quality.