2009年5月20日 星期三

seed money, capitalistic excesses

Shell Investors Revolt Over Executive Pay Plan
Shell shareholders voted to reject the oil giant's executive-compensation plan, the latest display of anger over big paychecks and boardroom excesses.



Catholic Archbishop Pens His Own "Das Kapital"

A Catholic archbishop in Germany introduced his own "Das Kapital" -- an
attack on capitalistic excesses -- to reporters Wednesday.

The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evzk32I44va89pI0




WordNet: capitalistic
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: favoring or practicing capitalism
Synonym: capitalist
Antonym: socialistic (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: of or relating to capitalism or capitalists
Synonym: capitalist
Pertains to noun: capitalism (meaning #1)


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excess Show phonetics
noun [S or U]
an amount which is more than acceptable, expected or reasonable:
An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.
They both eat to excess (= too much).
There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of (= more than) twice the national average wage.

excess Show phonetics
adjective [before noun]
extra:
Cut off any excess pastry and put it to one side.

excesses Show phonetics
plural noun
actions far beyond the limit of what is acceptable:
For many years people were trying to escape the excesses (= cruel actions) of the junta.
As for shoes, her excesses (= the large number she owned) were well known.

excessive Show phonetics
adjective
too much:
Excessive exercise can sometimes cause health problems.
Any more pudding would simply be excessive.

excessively Show phonetics
adverb
She was polite but not excessively so.
I don't drink excessively.

seed money/funding money used to start a development or activity(新事業の)元手, 基金.

seed ━━ n.pl. ~s, ~) たね, 種子; 魚精, 白子; (昆虫の)卵; (動物の)精液; 子孫 ((of)); (普通pl.) 根源 ((of)); シード選手; 【コンピュータ】シード, (乱数の)種.

Why Google Won't Help Your VC Pitch

A conversation with a top venture capitalist yields three cautionary pieces of advice for Web startups seeking seed funding

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