open

open: /'əυpən/ adjective

1. at work, not closed

● The store is open on Sunday mornings.

● Our offices are open from 9 to 6.

● They are open for business every day of the week.

2. ready to accept something

♦ the job is open to all applicants anyone can apply for the job

♦ open to offers ready to accept a reasonable offer

♦ the company is open to offers for the empty factory the company is ready to discuss an offer which is lower than the suggested price

■ verb

1. to start a new business

● She has opened a shop in the High Street.

● We have opened a branch in London.

2. to start work, to be at work

● The office opens at 9 a.m.

● We open for business on Sundays.

3. to begin something

♦ to open negotiations to begin negotiating

● She opened the discussions with a description of the product.

● The chairman opened the meeting at 10.30.

4. to set something up or make something avilable

● to open a bank account

● to open a line of credit

● to open a loan 5.

♦ shares opened lower share prices were lower at the beginning of the day’s trading

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‘…after opening at 79.1 the index touched a peak of 79.2 and then drifted to a low of 78.8’ [Financial Times]

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Synonyms:

Unclose, lay open, make open, render free of access, Part, be unclosed, be parted, be sundered, be severed, Unclosed, uncovered / Plain, evident, apparent, laid bare, obvious / Fully prepared, attentive / Undetermined, to be debated, debatable / Spread, expand, Come into view, begin to appear, Expanded, extended, unclosed, spread / Exhibit, explain, interpret, Begin, commence, Frank, unreserved, candid, ingenuous, undisguised, undesigning, artless, undissembling, sincere, guileless, fair, honest, single-minded, above-board, open-hearted, hearty, cordial / Begin, commence, enter upon, initiate, Liberal, generous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed, free, bounteous / Show, bring to knowledge, Exposed, unprotected, undefended / Reveal, disclose, Clear, unobstructed / Make liberal, liberalize, Unenclosed, accessible, public, unrestricted, free to all / Unsettled, not adjusted / Mild, moderate

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