to take, as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim
Verb
to assert or affirm strongly
claim
Verb
to lay claim to
claim
Verb
to ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
claim
Verb
to demand as being one's due or property
cunctation
Noun
the act of procrastinating
complication
Noun
the act or process of complicating
complication
Noun
puzzling complexity
complication
Noun
a development that complicates a situation
complication
Noun
a situation or condition that is complex or confused
complication
Noun
any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease
chastity
Noun
Vow made, usually because of moral or religious beliefs, to abstain from sexual relations.
chastity
Noun
morality with respect to sexual relations
celibacy
Noun
abstaining from sexual relations, for example because of religious vows
celibacy
Noun
an unmarried status
countermine
Noun
(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
countermine
Verb
to destroy enemy mines with one's own mines
countermine
Verb
to destroy property or hinder normal operations
cartage
Noun
the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it
carting
Noun
the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and disposing of it
conferral
Noun
the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
conferment
Noun
the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
carriage trade
Noun
trade from upper-class customers
cut-rate sale
Noun
an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices
conveyance of title
Noun
act of transferring property title from one person to another
conveyancing
Noun
act of transferring property title from one person to another
conveying
Noun
act of transferring property title from one person to another
corporate finance
Noun
the financial activities of corporation
charity
Noun
an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
charity
Noun
a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
charity
Noun
an institution set up to provide help to the needy
charity
Noun
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
charity
Noun
pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
co-op
Noun
a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners
commerce
Noun
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
commerce
Noun
social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.
commercialism
Noun
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
circularization
Noun
circulating printed notices as a means of advertising
circularisation
Noun
circulating printed notices as a means of advertising
channel
Noun
a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
channel
Noun
a passage for water or other fluids to flow through
channel
Noun
a television station and its programs
channel
Noun
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
channel
Noun
a path over which electrical signals can pass
channel
Noun
(often plural) a means of communication or access
channel
Noun
a deep and relatively narrow body of water that allows passage for vessels
channel
Noun
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
channel
Verb
to send from one person or place to another
channel
Verb
to direct the flow of
channel
Verb
to transmit or serve as the medium for transmission