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41Laspeyres index — ▪ economics index proposed by German economist Étienne Laspeyres (1834–1913) for measuring current prices (price) or quantities in relation to those of a selected base period. A Laspeyres price index is computed by taking the ratio of the… …
42Accounting Cushion — The overstatement of a company’s expense provision, in order to create a cushion for future results. A company can use this to artificially understate income in the current period by overstating liability or allowance accounts. This will… …
43understate — UK US /ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/ verb [T] ACCOUNTING ► to give an amount as less than it really is: »The company s conservative accounting methods mean that results are actually understated. »understate costs/profits ► to make something seem less serious or… …
44inflate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. puff or blow up, aerate; expand, dilate, swell, distend; exaggerate. See wind, increase,expansion, exaggeration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To fill with air or gas] Syn. blow up, pump up, puff up, puff… …
45pour it on thick — See: LAY IT ON THICK …
46spread it on thick — See: LAY IT ON or LAY IT ON THICK …
47pour it on thick — See: LAY IT ON THICK …
48spread it on thick — See: LAY IT ON or LAY IT ON THICK …
49Exaggerate — Ex*ag ger*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See {Jest}. ] 1. To… …
50Exaggerated — Exaggerate Ex*ag ger*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaggerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exaggerating} . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See… …