patent
[psetent]
n.
A
patent is a right to be the only person allowed to make or sell a new product.
—►
He quickly established a patent for his brilliant invention.
penalize
[pi:nslaiz]
v.
To
penalize someone means to punish him or her.
—►
The team was penalized when they broke the rules.
petroleum
Ipitrouliam]
n.
Petroleum is a liquid natural resource from which many fuels are made.
—►
The petroleum at that factory is used to make gasoline.
prototype
[proutataip]
n.
A
prototype is a new machine that is not ready to be made in large quantities.
—►
He introduced his prototype to the motorcycle company.
SCrap
[skraep]
n.
A
scrap of something is a small amount of it.
—►
Chris liked to use many scraps o f paper when thinking up ideas.
S e c t o r [sektax]
n.
A
sector is a part of a country’s economy in a specific type of industry.
—♦
We learned about ju st a few o f the factories within the manufacturing sector.
subscribe
[sabskraib] v.
To
subscribe to something is to agree or to concur with it.
—»She subscribed to the view that musical education should be kept in schools.
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