reciprocal, THINNER, thinning

The anticipated combination of brokerage units at Citigroup and Morgan Stanley is seen by analysts as the likely start of a fresh wave of consolidation in the troubled and thinning banking industry.

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Under a reciprocal agreement among federal agencies, when one agency issues a ban, the others follow it. The company had 30 days to contest the scope of the suspension, which could have continued for up to one year pending the completion of EPA's investigation.




WASHINGTON — A contaminated blood thinner from China has been found in drug supplies in 11 countries, and federal officials said Monday they had discovered a clear link between the contaminant and severe reactions now associated with 81 deaths in the United States.

But a Chinese official disputed the assertion that the contaminant found in the drug, heparin, caused any deaths and insisted that his country’s inspectors be allowed to inspect the American plant where the finished heparin vials were made. He said any future agreement to allow American inspections of Chinese firms should be reciprocal.

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reciprocate Show phoneticsverb 1 [I or T] FORMAL
to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else:
Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated.
We invited them to dinner and a week later they reciprocated.

2 SPECIALIZED If a part of a machine reciprocates, it moves backwards and forwards:Some electric razors have reciprocating heads.

reciprocal Show phonetics adjective FORMAL
A reciprocal action or arrangement involves two people or groups of people who behave in the same way or agree to help each other and give each other advantages.

reciprocally Show phoneticsadverb FORMAL reciprocation Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMALreciprocity Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMALbehaviour in which two people or groups of people give each other help and advantages

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thin (FLOWING EASILY) Hide phonetics
adjective thinner, thinnest
(of a liquid) flowing easily:
a thin soup

thin Hide phonetics
verb [T] -nn-
to make a substance less thick, often by adding a liquid to it:
Thin the sauce down with a little stock.

thinner Hide phonetics
noun [U]
a substance added especially to paint to make it flow more easily:
paint thinner