Group 1

• sector
a part of an area of activity, especially of a country’s economy
 the manufacturing sector
 service-sector jobs (= in hotels, restaurants, etc.)

• available
that you can get, buy or find
 available resources/facilities
 readily/freely/publicly/generally available
 Tickets are available free of charge from the school.
 When will the information be made available?
 Further information is available on request.
 This was the only room available.
 We'll send you a copy as soon as it becomes available.
 Every available doctor was called to the scene.

• financial
connected with money and finance
 financial services
 to give financial advice
 to be in financial difficulties
 an independent financial adviser
 Tokyo and New York are major financial centres.
Synonymseconomicfinancial commercial monetary budgetary
These words all describe activities or situations that are connected with the use of money,
especially by a business or country.
economic connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an
area or a society: This book deals with the social, economic and political issues of the
period.
financial connected with money and finance: She had got into financial
difficulties. Tokyo is a major financial centre.
commercial connected with the buying and selling of goods and services.
monetary (formal or finance) connected with money, especially all the money in a country:
closer European monetary union
budgetary (finance) connected with a budget (= the money available or a plan of how it
will be spent).
Patterns
 economic/financial/commercial/monetary/budgetary affairs/decisions
 the economic/financial/commercial/budgetary climate
  the economic/financial/commercial side of something
 a(n) economic/financial/commercial centre

• process
a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result
 a consultation process
 to begin the difficult process of reforming the education system
 I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.
 mental processes
 Coming off the drug was a long and painful (= difficult) process for him.
 Find which food you are allergic to by a process of elimination.
 We're in the process of selling our house.
 I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process (= while I was
doing it).

• individual
1. [only before noun] (often used after each) considered separately rather than as
part of a group
 We interviewed each individual member of the community.
 The minister refused to comment on individual cases.
2. [only before noun] connected with one person; designed for one person
 respect for individual freedom
 an individual pizza

• specific
1. detailed and exact SYNONYM PRECISE
 I gave you specific instructions.
 ‘I'd like your help tomorrow.’ ‘Can you be more specific (= tell me exactly what
you want)?’
2. [usually before noun] connected with one particular thing onlySYNONYM PARTICULAR
 children’s television programmes aimed at a specific age group
 The money was collected for a specific purpose.
 children with specific learning difficulties (= in one area only)

• principle
1. [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a moral rule or a strong belief that
influences your actions
 He has high moral principles.
 I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles.
 Stick to your principles and tell him you won't do it.
 She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle.
 He doesn't invest in the arms industry on principle.
 2. [countable] a law, a rule or a theory that something is based on
 the principles and practice of writing reports
 The principle behind it is very simple.
 There are three fundamental principles of teamwork.
 Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first
principles (= the most basic rules).

• estimate

• variables
• method
• data
• research
• contract
• environment
• export
• source
• assessment
• policy
• identified
• create
• derived
• factors
• procedure
• definition
• assume
• theory
• benefit
• evidence
• established
• authority
• major
• issues
• labour
• occur
• economic
• involved
• percent
• interpretation
• consistent
• income
• structure
• legal
• concept
• formula
• section
• required
• constitutional
• analysis
• distribution
• function
• area
• approach
• role
• legislation
• indicate
• response
• period
• context
• significant
• similar