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abstinence theory
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English
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Noun
1.3
References
English
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Pronunciation
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(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈæb.stə.nn̩s/
,
/ˈæb.stə.nn̩ts/
+
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈθi.ə.ɹi/
,
/ˈθɪ.ə.ɹi/
,
/ˈθɪ.ɹi/
,
/ˈθɪɹ.ɹi/
Noun
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abstinence
theory
(
uncountable
)
(
economics
)
A theory that
abstinence
in business will bring beneficial
interest
.
[1]
References
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^
Philip Babcock Gove (editor),
Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged
(G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909],
→ISBN
), page 6