preso n.— «Each time he delivered the presentation locally he acknowledged our firm which was astounding to us. He would make sure we had seats and invitations to the swanky presos too.» —“Duarte Design helps Al Gore ‘go...
nifty-gifty n.— «“There’s a tremendous amount of potential to sell what I call the nifty-gifties,” said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst for the NPD Group, a market research firm. “You have a captive audience, even with...
agurb n.— «Jack Schultz, founder of a Midwestern economic development firm and author of the book “Boomtown USA,” said 11 small cities in Mississippi were among a group of 397 nationwide to outperform major metropolitan areas...
cramming n.— «Questions about the GlobalYP.net service were raised after a local technology firm found a $34.99 “miscellaneous” charge on an August-September phone bill for a Yellow Pages Internet directory. Investigators are...
season treason n.— «Her store has already converted to “an absolute Christmas store,” she said. “You’ll get a lot of people complain about how early it is, but they’re still buying.” So should retailers be...
think-do tank n.— «Now he runs a consultancy that he described as the first Brussels “think-do tank,” and which rivals say is a lobbying firm masquerading as a research institute.» —“Lobbying Brussels: It’s getting...