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  • 51Peak — The highest point between the end of an economic expansion and the start of a contraction in a business cycle. The peak of the cycle refers to the last month before several key economic indicators, such as employment and new housing starts, begin …

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  • 52Peak — This is an interesting name of medieval English origin and is either a topographical name for someone living by a pointed hill, or a regional name from the Peak District in Derbyshire. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century peac …

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  • 53peak — Synonyms and related words: acme, acme of perfection, all, allophone, alp, alveolar, apex, apico alveolar, apico dental, apogee, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, be poised, bilabial, bill, billow, boom, bore, bottoming out, break, breakers …

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  • 54peak|ed — peaked1 «peekt, PEE kihd», adjective. having a peak; pointed: »a peaked hat. ╂[< peak1 + ed2] –peaked´ness, noun. peak|ed2 «PEE kihd», adjective. sickly in appearance; …

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  • 55peak — Peag Peag, n. [Written also {peage}, {peak}, {peeke}.] [Prob. of North American Indian origin, by shortening of wampumpeag. RHUD.] A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic coast of the United States; originally applied only to …

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  • 56peak — See summit. See summit, peak, top …

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  • 57peak — sb. == The Peak of Derbyshire. RG. 7 …

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  • 58PEAK — abbr. PEAK INTL LTD NASDAQ …

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  • 59peak P — /pik ˈpi/ (say peek pee) noun that point at which the world s demand for phosphorus outstrips its supply from depleted reserves. Also, peak phosphorus …

  • 60peak — maksimumas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. maximum; peak vok. Höchstwert, m; Maximalwert, m; Maximum, n rus. максимум, m pranc. crête, f; maximum, m; pointe, f …

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