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▪ I. fashion fash‧ion 1 [ˈfæʆn] noun
1. [countable, uncountable] a way of doing something or behaving that is popular at a particular time:
fashion for
• How do you explain the current fashion for takeovers?
• Good design will never go out of fashion (= become unfashionable ) .
• Big companies seem to be in fashion (= acceptable and popular ) again.
2. MANUFACTURING [uncountable] the business of making and selling clothes, shoes etc in new and changing styles:
• Emma wants to work in the fashion industry.
• leading fashion designers
3. [countable, uncountable] a style of clothes or hair that is popular at a particular time:
• We sell only the latest fashions.
• Long skirts are back in fashion. (= are in fashion again after a period of time when they were not )
[m0] ▪ II. fashion fashion 2 verb [transitive]
• Houston has fashioned a substantial economic recovery.
• The two sides have been unable to fashion a compromise.
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fashion UK US /ˈfæʃən/ noun
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The film makes fun of major figures in the fashion industry.
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a fashion magazine
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The fashion retailer announced a drop in YTD profits of 57%.
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The fashion for outsourcing has led to a shortage of home-grown workers with good IT skills.
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Social networking sites seem to be going out of fashion.
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Growing your own fruit and veg is now back in fashion.
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