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extension
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[ noun ] (finance) a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
Examples "they applied for an extension of the loan" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)If , in the trustee 's judgment , `` reasonable market conditions '' did not prevail during any given year , he was to be allowed to petition the court for an extension of time within the ten year period . (Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)Under unusual circumstances a resident individual may be granted an extension of time to file a return . You may apply for such an extension by filing Form_2688 , Application_For_Extension_Of_Time_To_File , with the District_Director_of_Internal_Revenue for your district , or you may make your application in a letter . ( 1 ) your reasons for requesting an extension , ( 2 ) whether you filed timely income_tax_returns for the 3 preceding years , and ( 3 ) whether you were required to file an estimated return for the year , and if so whether you did file and have paid the estimated tax payments on or before the due_dates . Extensions are not granted as a matter_of_course , and the reasons for your request must be substantial . Related terms |
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[ noun ] act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
Examples : "extension of the program to all in need" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)In_other_words , the promulgators of the murder plan made clear that physically exterminating the Jews was but an extension of the anti-Semitic measures already operating in every phase of German life , and that the new conspiracy counted_on the general anti-Semitism that had made those measures effective , as a readiness for murder . (Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)In_general , friendly contact with a member followed by contact with a clergyman will account_for a major share of recruitment by the churches , making it quite evident that the extension of economic integration through co-optation is the principal form of mission in the contemporary church ; economic integration and co-optation are the two methods by which Protestants associate with and recruit from the neighborhood . (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)The 1954 Amendments completely changed the financing of the vocational_rehabilitation_program , providing_for a three part grant structure - for ( 1 ) basic support ; ( 2 ) extension and improvement ; and ( 3 ) research , demonstrations , training and traineeships for vocational_rehabilitation - and in_addition for short-term training and instruction . (Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)An extension of the principle would permit entering a grammatic description of each form . (Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)An extension of this program into the other distressed areas should be undertaken . |
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[ noun ] the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
Synonyms Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)In 1920 , the Lambeth_Conference repeated its 1908 condemnation of contraception and issued `` an emphatic warning against the use of unnatural means for the avoidance of conception , together_with the grave dangers - physical , moral , and religious - thereby incurred , and against the evils which the extension of such use threaten the race '' . (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)The Americanegro_Suite is in_a_sense an extension of the Cotton_Club songs in_that it is a collection of Negro songs , not for a night_club , but for the concert stage . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (education) an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students
Synonyms Used in print (Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)Courses are provided mainly for post high_school day programs ; but sometimes arrangements also are made for high_school students to attend , and evening extension courses also may be conducted . Related terms |
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[ noun ] act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)It 's a complete thigh contraction extension exercise . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
Synonyms Examples "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" |
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[ noun ] (computer science) a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
Synonyms Examples "most applications provide extensions for the files they create" "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" Related terms |
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[ noun ] amount or degree or range to which something extends
Synonyms Examples : "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" |
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[ noun ] (telecommunications) an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
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