capitalize on something phrasal verb to use a situation or something good that you have, in order to get an advantage for

yourself : Ecuador has capitalized on its natural beauty to attract tourism.

magnitude

/ mntjud, mntjud $ -tud / noun

1 [ uncountable ] the great size or importance of something magnitude of They didnt seem to appreciate the magnitude of the problem. of such/this/similar etc magnitude We did not think the cuts would be of this magnitude. an increase of this order of magnitude (= size )

lull 2 noun [ countable ]

1 a short period of time when there is less activity or less noise than usual lull in a brief lull in the conversation a lull in the fighting 2 the lull before the storm a short period of time when things are calm, that is followed by a lot of activity, noise, or trouble

upfront

/ pfrnt / adjective

1 [ not before noun ] behaving or talking in an honest way so that people know what you really think : Mos very upfront with him about their relationship. 2 paid before any work has been done or before goods are supplied : an upfront fee of $500

neologism

/ nildz m $ -l- / noun [ countable ] formal

a new word or expression, or a word used with a new meaning SYN coinage

emulate

/ emjlet, emjlet / verb [ transitive ]

to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them SYN imitate : He hoped to emulate the success of Wilder. emulation / emjle n, emjle n / noun [ uncountable ]

emulate

/ emjlet, emjlet / verb [ transitive ]

to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them SYN imitate : He hoped to emulate the success of Wilder.

 emulation / emjle n, emjle n / noun [ uncountable ]

prevalent

/ prevlnt / adjective

common at a particular time, in a particular place, or among a particular group of people prevalent in/among etc Solvent abuse is especially prevalent among younger teenagers. the prevalent belief in astrology prevalence noun [ singular, uncountable ] : the prevalence of deafness in older age groups

seamless

/ simls / adjective

1 done or made so smoothly that you cannot tell where one thing stops and another begins : the seamless integration of data, text, images, and sound 2 without any SEAM s : seamless stockings seamlessly adverb

surplus

/ spls $ sr- / noun [ uncountable and countable ]

1 an amount of something that is more than what is needed or used SYN excess : Any surplus can be trimmed away. surplus of a surplus of crude oil 2 the amount of money that a country or company has left after it has paid for all the things it needs : a huge budget surplus of over 16 billion TRADE SURPLUS

autonomous

/ tnms $ t- / adjective

1 an autonomous place or organization is free to govern or control itself SYN independent an autonomous region/state/republic etc Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain. 2 formal having the ability to work and make decisions by yourself without any help from anyone else SYN independent autonomously adverb

delegation

/ dele n, dele n / noun

1 [ countable ] a group of people who represent a company, organization etc delegation to the head of the American delegation to the United Nations delegation of

a delegation of government officials A trade delegation will visit Kuwait. 2 [ uncountable ] the process of giving power or work to someone else so that they are responsible for part of what you normally do delegation of the delegation of authority