LEVERHULME

Meaning of LEVERHULME in English

/lee"veuhr hyoohm'/ or, often, /-yoohm'/ , n.

Viscount ( William Hesketh Lever ), 1851-1925, English soap manufacturer, originator of an employee profit-sharing plan, and founder of a model industrial town.

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LEVERHULME — Leverhulme BrE AmE ˈliːv ə hjuːm AmE \ - ə r-
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LEVERHULME — ( born William Hesketh Lever 1851–1925) an English businessman. He became rich by making soap, and often gave his money …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LEVERHULME (OF THE WESTERN ISLES), WILLIAM HESKETH ... — born Sept. 19, 1851, Bolton, Lancashire, Eng. died May 7, 1925, Hampstead, London British soap and detergent entrepreneur who built …
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LORD LEVERHULME — ➡ Leverhulme
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LEVER BROS. — British soap and detergent manufacturer. Lever Bros. was founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever, later Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), and …
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WIRRAL — metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Cheshire, England, occupying the major portion of the Wirral peninsula, which …
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UNILEVER — either of twin companies, Unilever PLC (based in London) and Unilever NV (based in Rotterdam), which are the holding companies …
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LEWIS AND HARRIS — largest and most northerly of Scotland's Outer Hebrides islands, lying 24 miles (39 km) from the west coast of the …
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LEVER ART GALLERY — in full Lady Lever Art Gallery, in Port Sunlight, a model village founded for workers in Bebington, Cheshire (now in …
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BOLTON — town and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, historic county of Lancashire, England. The town of Bolton is at …
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OPPOSE
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DOOM — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a doomed attempt (= certain to fail, and causing something very bad to happen …
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DECLINE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a decline/drop in standards ▪ There has been a general decline in standards of …
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CROFTING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A human population of about sixty people make their living from crofting , knitting and …
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ACCEPTED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an accepted convention ▪ Saying 'thank you' and 'please' is an accepted convention. an accepted/received …
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LEVER BROS. — British soap and detergent manufacturer. Lever Bros. was founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever, later Viscount Leverhulme (18511925), and …
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UNILEVER — a large British and Dutch company that makes food, drink and soap products. It was formed in 1930 by joining …
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PORT SUNLIGHT — a small town near Liverpool , England, built by Lord Leverhulme at the end of the 19th century for the …
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WILLIAM HESKETH LEVER — ➡ Leverhulme
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