LOOPHOLE

Meaning of LOOPHOLE in English

■ noun

1》 an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules.

2》 an arrow slit in a wall.

Derivatives

~d adjective

Origin

C16: from obs. loop 'embrasure' + hole .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LOOPHOLE — apertura; (way out) via escapatori
English interlingue dictionary
LOOPHOLE — I. noun Etymology: 1loop Date: 1591 1. a small opening through which small arms may be fired, a similar opening …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOOPHOLE — I. ˈlüˌpōl, -üpˌhōl noun Etymology: loop (I) + hole 1. a. : a small opening (as in a wall or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — (n.) A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.
Английский словарь Webster
LOOPHOLE — (n.) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small …
Английский словарь Webster
LOOPHOLE — ( n. ) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — ( n. ) A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — /loohp"hohl'/ , n. , v. , loopholed, loopholing . n. 1. a small or narrow opening, as in a wall, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — n. aperture, narrow hole or opening in a wall (especially one through which weapons may be fired); means of escape; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LOOPHOLE — I. ˈlüp-ˌhōl noun Etymology: loop (I) Date: 1591 1. a. : a small opening through which small arms may be …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOPHOLE — noun a hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of escape or evasion. 2. loophole ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
LOOPHOLE — [loop.hole] n [[1]loop] (1591) 1 a: a small opening through which small arms may be fired b: a similar opening …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOPHOLE — loophole BrE AmE ˈluːp həʊl ⇨-hɒʊl AmE \ -hoʊl ▷ loophole|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — / ˈluːphəʊl; NAmE -hoʊl/ noun loophole (in sth) a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — loop ‧ hole /ˈluːphəʊl $ -hoʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: loop 'hole in a wall …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOOPHOLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a means of evading a rule etc. without infringing the letter of it. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOOPHOLE — n. & v. n. 1 a means of evading a rule etc. without infringing the letter of it. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a means of evading a rule etc. without infringing the letter of it. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
LOOPHOLE — ( loopholes) A loophole in the law is a small mistake which allows people to do something that would otherwise …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — (~s) A ~ in the law is a small mistake which allows people to do something that would otherwise be …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LOOPHOLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE legal ▪ Foods to boost your physique, your intelligence or your psyche are already …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOOPHOLE — [noun] [C] - a chance to avoid doing something or to do something, esp. because of a mistake in the …
Cambridge English vocab
LOOPHOLE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOPHOLE — An opening, or means of escape. To find a loophole in an act of parliament; i.e. a method of evading …
Slang English vocab
LOOPHOLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ legal , security , tax ▪ big , gaping , glaring , huge ▪ the gaping ~s …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — n. outlet, way out, means of escape, escape, subterfuge, pretext, evasion, quibble, Colloq dodge They couldn't prosecute him because he …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LOOPHOLE — сущ. амбразура, бойница Syn : loop-hole, embrasure бойница; амбразура лазейка; увертка - to find a * in the law найти …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOOPHOLE — loophole.ogg 1. ʹlu:phəʋl n 1. бойница; амбразура 2. лазейка; увёртка to find a loophole in the law - найти лазейку, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LOOPHOLE — 1. ʹlu:phəʋl n 1. бойница; амбразура 2. лазейка; увёртка to find a loophole in the law - найти лазейку, чтобы …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LOOPHOLE — сущ. амбразура, бойница Syn : loop-hole, embrasure бойница; амбразура лазейка; увертка - to find a * in the law найти …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOOPHOLE — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 1664 : to make loopholes in
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — n. Pronunciation: ' lüp- ˌ h ō l Function: noun Etymology: 1 loop Date: 1591 1 a : a small …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — n. 1. Opening ( in the wall of a fortification ), aperture, loop. 2. Plea, pretext, pretence, excuse, way for …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LOOPHOLE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LOOPHOLE — See ↑ LAW 3
Longman Activator English vocab
LOOPHOLE — n. 25B6; noun MEANS OF EVASION, means of avoidance; ambiguity, omission, flaw, inconsistency, discrepancy.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOPHOLE — n. 1) to find a ~ 2) to close a ~ 3) a tax ~ 4) a ~ in
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
LOOPHOLE — A technicality in some legislation that makes it possible to avoid certain consequences or circumvent a rule without breaking the …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
LOOPHOLE — an unintentional characteristic of a law which allows one to circumvent the law's intention without actually breaking that law.
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
LOOPHOLE — Бойница
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LOOPHOLE — сущ.амбразура, бойница Syn:loop-hole, embrasure
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LOOPHOLE — (v) устраивать бойницы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LOOPHOLE — (n) амбразура; бойница; лазейка; обход закона без нарушения его по форме; увертка; уловка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LOOPHOLE — 1. [ʹlu:phəʋl] n 1. бойница; амбразура 2. лазейка; увёртка to find a ~ in the law - найти лазейку, чтобы …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LOOPHOLE — n. бойница, амбразура, лазейка, увертка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LOOPHOLE — n. бойница, амбразура, лазейка, увертка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LOOPHOLE — сущ. амбразура, бойница Syn: loop-hole , embrasure
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LOOPHOLE — сущ. амбразура, бойница Syn: loop-hole, embrasure
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LOOPHOLE — 1) бойница, амбразура 2) устраивать бойницы, амбразуры
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
LOOPHOLE — Разлом
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
LOOPHOLE — "лазейка" (в налоговом законодательстве) , возможность уклониться (от уплаты налогов)
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
LOOPHOLE — бойница
English-Russian Online Dictionary
LOOPHOLE — дыра, лазейка например, security loopholes - дыры в защите (компьютерной системы)
Англо-Русский толковый словарь терминов и сокращений по ВТ, Интернету и программированию
LOOPHOLE — лазейка
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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