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to change the traditional way that an industry operates, especially in a new and effective way:
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disrupt
Dell Inc. disrupted the traditional way of selling computers by switching to the internet.
if a bank, etc........ loans, it sells them to investors in another form:
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repackage
Some consumer loans that have been repackaged as bonds.
cheap, or reduced in price by a lot:
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at a knockdown price
He obtained the flats at a knockdown rate.
the amount of something that you could buy for £20, $100, etc.:
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$20, $100 etc. worth of something
$4 million worth of souvenirs and gift items have been produced for the event.
A... amount of money is so small it is silly:
formal disapprove
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derisory
something overdue in payment; a debt that remains unpaid
usually in plural form
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arrears
the process of sending people bills asking them to pay money owed
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billing
if money is..., it is invested in something and not available for spending on something else:
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tie something up
No investor should have more than 20% of their net worth tied up in any one stock.
old-fashioned term for the most prestigious, well-established businesses and companies
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white-shoe
It's one of the oldest white-shoe firms on the Street.
someone who is paid to work for someone else:
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employee
The number of employees in the company has trebled over the past decade

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