Banking term of the day
Arbitrage
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▪Buying a financial instrument in one market in order to sell the same instrument at a higher price in another market.
-> Adverse Action
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▪Under the...
Government Organization of the day
Uranium Corporation of India
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Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL) is a centrally owned Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), under the Department of Atomic Energy for uranium...
Slang of the day
pain | pain in the arse | pain in the backside
British and Australian English
->Meaning: someone or something that's annoying or troublesome
-For example:
-Pete's new girlfriend...
Phrasal verb of the day
pack away
=>Meaning: If you pack something away, you put it back where it's usually kept after you've finished using it.
->Synonym: put away
-For example:
pack something...
Common mistakes in Grammar
Using the wrong preposition
->Confidence in, not to.
Don't say: I have great confidence to you.
Say: I have great confidence in you.
Note: In confidence: Let me...
Banking term of the day
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMS)
▪Also known as variable-rate mortgages. The initial interest rate is usually below that of conventional fixed-rate loans.
▪The interest rate may
change over the...
Puzzle of the day
There are eight people – A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H – each of them belongs to different states viz., UP,...
Slang of the day
jailbait
American and Australian English
->Meaning: someone below the legal age of consent
-For example:
-He claims he had no idea the girl was jailbait, and insists that...
Vocabulary of the day
1. EERIE (ADJECTIVE): spooky
Synonyms: bizarre, creepy
Antonym: earthly, familiar
Example Sentence: She made an eerie remark on me.
2. GUMPTION (NOUN): sagacity
Synonyms: acumen, savvy
Antonyms: ignorance, stupidity
Example Sentence:...
Idiom of the day
the cream of the crop
->Meaning: If something or someone is in the cream of the crop, they are among the best of a class...