2020年4月11日 星期六

forgo, forego, foregone conclusion, Foregone wages, Foregone Earnings




Germany will pay 60-67% of the foregone wages for the 2.15m workers whose hours are cut—at a cost of €10bn a year
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“At the Time Warner negotiated acquisition price, I was in a position to earn a return on my investment in Patch,” he wrote. “However, I have decided to forgo any profit from my seed investment in Patch.”



Last week, Lehman Brothers' embattled chief executive Richard S. Fuld Jr. made a peace offering to the investment bank's managing directors. He and the firm's new president, Bart McDade, said they would forgo bonuses this year.

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forgo (forgoing, forwent, forgone)
verb [T] (ALSO forego) FORMAL
to not have or do something enjoyable:
I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week.


foregone conclusion
noun [C usually singular]
a result that is obvious to everyone even before it happens:
The result of the election seems to be a foregone conclusion.

fore・gone




━━ v., a. foregoの過去分詞; 以前の; 既往の.
 foregone conclusion 初めから分っている結論; 必然[不可避]の結果.


forgo



verb (forgoesforgoingforwent; past participle forgone)

[with object]
  • omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without:she wanted to forgo the dessert and leave while they could
  • refrain from:we forgo any comparison between the two men

Origin:

Old English forgān (see for-go1)

Forgo (meaning 'go without something you want') can also be spelled forego, but it is best to use the spelling forgo so as to avoid confusion with forego, which is an old-fashioned word meaning 'come before'. 





Foregone wages | English examples in context | Ludwig
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In a secondary analysis from the societal perspective, we also included direct non-medical costs such as transportation expenses for patients' families and indirect costs such as foregone wages of parents caring for sick children.


棄所得指學生因就學而無法獲取之所得,為教育成本之一部分。 計算教育成本時,應不只包括直接的支出,尚應運用機會成本的觀念,估計一些隱藏性的成本如捨棄所得。因學生在學校受教育或準備進學校受教育所花費的時間不是沒有成本 ...

Foregone Earnings - Investment dictionary
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This term is often used when referring to management fees or other expenses paid to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or other pooled investment vehicles. Foregone earnings as they relate to investment performance can be a big drag on ...

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