Financial Terms And Definitions

noun a business transaction

verb to engage in commercial or trade activities

• The company is currently dealing with a high volume of customer inquiries.
• I'm tired of dealing with all this drama at work.
• I can't believe I have to deal with this mess.
• She's been dealing with a lot of emotional baggage lately.

noun a period of time by which something is late or postponed

verb to cause or be caused to be late or postponed

• The project experienced a significant delay due to unforeseen circumstances.
• I'm sorry for the delay in responding to your email.
• The delay in getting our food was so annoying, we were starving!
• Don't let fear be the delay in pursuing your dreams.

adjective describing a state of not being in use or not being active

• The account has been marked as inactive due to lack of activity for a long period of time.
• I haven't been to the gym in weeks, so my membership is now inactive.
• I was so lazy last weekend, I was completely inactive the whole time.
• His mind was inactive, unable to come up with any creative ideas.