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profit
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the excess of returns over expenditure in a transaction or series of transactions; especially : the excess of the selling price of goods over their cost
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invest
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1 : to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
2 : to make use of for future benefits or advantages <invested her time wisely> 3 : to involve or engage especially emotionally <were deeply invested in their children's lives> |
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gamble
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1 a : to play a game for money or property b : to bet on an uncertain outcome
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cargo
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the goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle
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vein (of gold)
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In geology, a vein is a distinct sheetlike body of crystallized minerals within a rock.
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squatter
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a : one that settles on property without right or title or payment of rent b : one that settles on public land under government regulation with the purpose of acquiring title
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claim
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to take as the rightful owner
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bankrupt
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to be unable to pay debts
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abandon
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to give up with the intent of never again claiming a right or interest in <abandon property>
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rocker
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a tool invented by the Forty-Niners to extract gold from gravel, unlike the much larger long tom that required four men to effectively man, this tool could be worked by one man although two were better. It looks like an old fashioned baby's cradle.
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