abstinence theory

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.stə.nn̩s/, /ˈæb.stə.nn̩ts/ + IPA(key): /ˈθi.ə.ɹi/, /ˈθɪ.ə.ɹi/, /ˈθɪ.ɹi/, /ˈθɪɹ.ɹi/

Noun[edit]

abstinence theory (uncountable)

  1. (economics) A theory that abstinence in business will bring beneficial interest.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
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