sterilisation n.— «Central banks build reserves by creating domestic currency to buy the dollar and euro reserves. This has a cost, via inflation or through what is known as “sterilisation.” Sterilisation costs arise when a...
lagom n.— «Lagom: From the Swedish, most commonly translated as “just enough,” it’s an approach to both design and consumption that explains the essence of brands like Ikea and Volvo. We see notions of minimalism and...
refilling n.— «The country’s largest telecommunications operator, Econet Wireless, has installed highly sophisticated software to track down fraudsters who have been prejudicing the company of millions of dollars in potential earnings...
slam bam cricket n.— «Twenty20 cricket slipped between the covers. Also termed as “slam bam” cricket by many, the shorter version of the game started gaining currency till purists came up with almost the same arguments...
sportainment n.— «Twenty20 cricket slipped between the covers. Also termed as “slam bam” cricket by many, the shorter version of the game started gaining currency till purists came up with almost the same arguments, batsmen...
bolívar fuerte n.— «First, Mr. Chávez said the authorities would remove three zeroes from the denomination of the currency, the bolívar. Then he said the new bolívar, worth 1,000 old bolívars, would be renamed the “bolívar fuerte,” or...