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■意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で

mortgage
tax shelter
credit union
seek out
electric fixture
in tiptop condition
join forces with





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mortgage, 担保、抵当（権）、住宅ローン
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A mortgage is a loan of money which you get from a bank or
building society in order to buy a house.

ex) an increasing in mortgage rates

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tax shelter, 節税策、税金逃れの手段
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A tax shelter is a way of arranging the finances of a business
or a person so that they have to pay less tax.

ex) The consultancy offers advice on ethical tax-shelters.

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credit union, 信用組合
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[ODE] a non-profit-making money cooperative whose members
can borrow from pooled deposits at low interest rates.

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seek out, …を探し出す
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If you seek out someone or something, you try to find them.
[FORMAL]

ex) It was unusual for anyone to seek out her husband
unnecessarily

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electric fixture, 電気設備
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Fixtures are pieces of furniture or equipment, for example
baths and sinks, which are fixed inside a house or other
building and which stay there if you move.

ex) a detailed list of what fixtures and fittings are
included in the purchase price.

Fittings are things such as ovens or heaters, that are
fitted inside a building, but can be removed if necessary.

FixturesとFittingsの違いは引越しのときに取り外せるかどうか。

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その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ★は重要表現
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in tiptop condition, 最高の状態で
join forces with, …と力を合わせる、…と協力する

ラベル: NHK Radio Business English

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