Interim meaning in English
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Definition
(the) interim (president): (the) temporary (president), (the president) who fills a role while a change (of president) is happening
Examples
- "Subject: Delavigne Corporation Interim Finance Report"
- "Susie : Bruno appointed me interim CEO, Philip."
- "Bruno named me the interim CEO perhaps because he has more confidence in my ability to lead than, let's say, yours for example."
- "Philip : Yeah Susie, who elected you interim CEO?"
- "Because both of our bosses are gone, I would like to nominate myself as interim interim CEO."
- "Tomorrow morning I have to finish an interim financial report, and Kevin still hasn't gotten back to me with the figures I need from the factories in Asia, and I already asked him eight times, and Bruno's going to be furious if the finished report isn't on his desk by 12."
- "As you all know, we recently lost our CEO Bruno Delavigne, and shortly afterwards our interim CEO Susan Bliss, who ran off with Bruno after a very interesting wedding in London."
- "As you all know, it's been exactly one month since Bruno left the company in search of happiness, and exactly one month since I've been the interim CEO in his place."
- "Delavigne Corporation Interim Finance Report January 1st to June 30th"
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with the following words from the dialogue! No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
Fill in the blanks with the following words from the dialogue! No term is used more than once, and some are not used at all!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was furious 1 when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the figures 2 on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every quarter 3 and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are allocated 4 disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
furious | figures | interim | quarter | budget | allocated
This word means "extremely angry":
I was furious 1 when my husband left me.
This word is synonymous with "numbers" or "statistics":
'My doctor checked the figures 2 on the medical charts and told me I was 91% fat!
This word means "three months of the year":
'My boss has a nervous breakdown every quarter 3 and usually fires at least two people.
This word means "to give" or "to allot":
These are allocated 4 disabled parking spaces: you're not allowed to park here!
1 furious: This is the right answer. To be "furious" is to be very angry or annoyed. If somebody says they are furious, it is a good idea to stay away from them until they calm down!
2 figures: This is the right choice. "Figures" is synonymous with "numbers" here, and works perfectly in this context. The term "figure" actually has lots of meanings, but in a business context, it means "numbers" or "statistics": "Philip gets excited when he looks at sales figures".
3 quarter: This is the correct choice. A "quarter" means "three months of the year, a quarter of the year" and is right in this context. It is used very often in business. For example; "We have a meeting with all the directors every quarter to discuss sales, HR, and the budget".
4 allocated: This is the correct choice. The word is used in the dialogue, and works in this context. "To allocate" means to set apart for a particular purpose or to assign. For example; "I was allocated 7893 euros in this quarter's budget for personal expenses! I spent it in two days!".
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