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  • 81Indirect Rule —   [ɪndɪ rekt ruːl; englisch »indirekte Herrschaft«] die, , häufig angewendetes Prinzip der britischen Kolonialherrschaft in Asien und Afrika, in Nigeria und Uganda v. a. von F. J. D. Lugard erprobt; es ließ die einheimischen… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 82indirect advertising — UK US noun [U] ► MARKETING forms of advertising other than in newspapers and magazines, etc., for example using a product in a television show, giving a product away for free, or sponsoring events or activities (= paying for them): »Indirect… …

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  • 83indirect channel — UK US noun [C] ► COMMERCE a way of selling goods in which they are not sold directly to customers, but, for example, to a wholesaler (= a company that buys goods in large quantities from producers and sells them to stores): »The company will use… …

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  • 84indirect materials — UK US noun [plural] ► ACCOUNTING, PRODUCTION things that are used in making a product that do not become part of that product when it is finished, for example, electricity or water: »Cost savings on indirect materials can often be substantial. →… …

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  • 85indirect overhead — UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING a part of the overheads (= money that a business spends on buildings, equipment, etc.) that is not connected directly to producing a particular product or providing a particular service: »The costs of raw materials,… …

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  • 86indirect participation — UK US noun [U] ► HR a system that allows employees to be involved in making decisions in a company through a representative (= a person or organization that speaks for them): »Indirect participation takes place through the intermediary of works… …

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  • 87indirect hernia — indirect inguinal hernia an inguinal hernia that goes into the inguinal canal by an indirect route, leaving the abdomen through the deep inguinal ring and passing down obliquely through the inguinal canal lateral to the inferior epigastric artery …

    Medical dictionary

  • 88indirect contempt — see contempt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 89indirect loss — see loss Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 90indirect discourse — n [U] AmE technical ↑indirect speech …

    Dictionary of contemporary English