English Listening Practice: How to Make Decisions Across Multiple Venues

noun

1. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

e.g. the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver
he puts a high price on his services
he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection

Synonym: monetary valueprice

2. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

e.g. the cost in human life was enormous
the price of success is hard work
what price glory?

Synonym: pricetoll

3. the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

noun

1. the act of making up your mind about something

e.g. the burden of decision was his
he drew his conclusions quickly

Synonym: determinationconclusion

2. the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose

e.g. a man of unusual decisiveness

Synonym: decisiveness

3. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

e.g. a decision unfavorable to the opposition
his conclusion took the evidence into account
satisfied with the panel's determination

Synonym: determinationconclusion

4. the outcome of a game or contest

e.g. the team dropped three decisions in a row

5. (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred

e.g. had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent

noun

1. a point or extent in space

2. a determination of the place where something is

e.g. he got a good fix on the target

Synonym: localizationlocalisationlocatingfix

3. the act of putting something in a certain place

Synonym: placementlocatingpositionpositioningemplacement

4. a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made

e.g. they shot the film on location in Nevada

noun

1. in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

2. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

Synonym: localelocus