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Word: Black
Speech Type: Noun
Old English blæc, of Germanic origin
blak
black colour or pigment
Short Definition:black colour
Examples:- a tray decorated in black and green
- a series of paintings done only in greys and blacks
a member of a human group having dark-coloured skin, especially one of sub-Saharan African ancestry.
Short Definition:black person
the situation of not owing money to a bank or of making a profit in a business operation
Short Definition:situation of not owing money to bank or making profit in business operation
Examples:- it is hoped the club will be back in the black by the end of the season
- I managed to break even in the first six months—quite a short time for a small business to get into the black
- an insurance company operating in the black will be able to pay for further growth
Word: Black
Speech Type: Verb
blak
make (something) black; blacken
Short Definition:make black
Examples:- the house was pocked with bullet holes and blacked by smoke
refuse to handle (goods), undertake (work), or have dealings with (a person or business) as a way of taking industrial action
Short Definition:boycott goods or work
Examples:- the union blacked the film because overtime was not being paid
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