- industry slack
- Экономика: недогрузка промышленности
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
industry slack
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slack — ▪ I. slack slack 2 also slack off verb [intransitive] to make less of an effort than usual or be lazy in your work: • He was accused of slacking and taking too many holidays. [m0] ▪ II. slack slack 3 noun [uncoun … Financial and business terms
Slack — Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the pressage.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slack-off — «SLAK F, OF», noun. Informal. a slowing down; a lessening; letup: »an industry wide slack off exists … Useful english dictionary
slack — I. /slæk / (say slak) adjective 1. not tense or taut; loose: slack rope. 2. indolent; negligent; remiss. 3. slow; sluggish. 4. lacking in activity; dull; not brisk: slack times for business. 5. sluggish, as the water, tide, or wind. 6. Colloquial …
slack — slack1 slackingly, adv. slackly, adv. slackness, n. /slak/, adj. 1. not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope. 2. negligent; careless; remiss: slack proofreading. 3. slow, sluggish, or indolent: He is slack in answering letters … Universalium
slack — I [[t]slæk[/t]] adj. slack•er, slack•est, adv. n. v. adj. 1) not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope[/ex] 2) negligent; careless; remiss 3) slow, sluggish, or indolent: slack in answering letters[/ex] 4) not active or busy; dull; not … From formal English to slang
pick up slack — pick/take up slack ► to make a business, industry, or economy operate more effectively by doing the work that someone else has stopped doing but that still needs to be done: »More business investment would pick up the slack in the economy. »The… … Financial and business terms
pick/take up slack — ► to make a business, industry, or economy operate more effectively by doing the work that someone else has stopped doing but that still needs to be done: »More business investment would pick up the slack in the economy. »The drug maker is having … Financial and business terms
take up slack — pick/take up slack ► to make a business, industry, or economy operate more effectively by doing the work that someone else has stopped doing but that still needs to be done: »More business investment would pick up the slack in the economy. »The… … Financial and business terms
slackness — slack slack 1 [slæk] adjective 1. COMMERCE a slack period of time is one with less business activity than usual: • Business is slack just now. • The workers feared being laid off (= losing their jobs … Financial and business terms
Air-slacked lime — Slack Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
