In mergers and acquisitions, cash is king.
»They all followed the principle that the customer is king.
»Media executives are fond of saying that content is king.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
sb/sth is king — ► used to say that someone or something is the most important part of something or has the most influence: »In mergers and acquisitions, cash is king. »They all followed the principle that the customer is king. »Media executives are fond of… … Financial and business terms
king — [kɪŋ] noun 1. [uncountable] if something is king, it is the most important thing and has a strong influence on people s decisions: • We were convinced of the superiority of our product, but ultimately the customer is king and it was rejected. •… … Financial and business terms
king — W1 [kıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ruler)¦ 2¦(the best)¦ 3¦(successful)¦ 4¦(chess)¦ 5¦(cards)¦ 6¦(important)¦ 7 a king s ransom ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: cyning] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
king — noun 1 male ruler ADJECTIVE ▪ rightful ▪ anointed, crowned, reigning ▪ uncrowned (figurative) ▪ the uncrowned king of hip hop … Collocations dictionary
sb is king — sb/sth is king ► used to say that someone or something is the most important part of something or has the most influence: »In mergers and acquisitions, cash is king. »They all followed the principle that the customer is king. »Media executives… … Financial and business terms
Billy King (footballer) — Infobox afl player NEW playername = Billy King fullname = William King image capt = birthdate = 17 August 1920 birthplace = originalteam = Ascot Vale heightweight = 178 cm / 76 kg position = Wingman dead = dead deathdate = deathplace =… … Wikipedia
shut sth down — UK US shut (sth) down Phrasal Verb with shut({{}}/ʃʌt/ verb [I or T] (shutting, shut, shut) ► [I or T] IT, PRODUCTION if a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating: »The unit, which can process 70,000… … Financial and business terms
(the) uncrowned king (of something) — the ˌuncrowned ˈking/ˈqueen (of sth) idiom the person considered to be the best, most famous or successful in a particular place or area of activity Main entry: ↑uncrownedidiom … Useful english dictionary
clothe — [kləuð US klouð] v [T usually passive] [: Old English; Origin: clathian, from clath; CLOTH] 1.) formal to put clothes on your body = ↑dress be clothed in sth ▪ The King was clothed in a purple gown. fully/partially/scantily etc clothed ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coopt — also co opt verb (T) formal 1 to add someone to an organization such as a committee, sometimes against their will, by the agreement of all the other members: The Student s Union can have a maximum of 5 coopted members. | coopt sb onto/into sth:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
