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A Compound nouns based on phrasal verbs

Anexampleofacompoundnounbasedonaphrasalverbisatakeover[whenonecompanytakescontrol
of another] fromto take over.InsectionsBtoEyouwillseethesetypesofnounsincontext.Themeaning
ofthecompoundnounisgiveninbrackets.Toformtheplural,‘s’isaddedtotheend,e.g.workouts
[exercisesessions,e.g.atthegym].

B Journalism

Nounsbasedonphrasalverbsoftenhaveaninformalfeeltothemandtheyareparticularlycommon
innewspaperreporting.

Inresponsetothepayoffer,therewasawalkoutatthefactory.[strike]
Thereisgoingtobeacrackdownonpublicspending.[actiontostop/reduce]
Aninquiryintotherecentbreakoutfromthelocalprisonhasrecommendedmeasures
totightensecuritythere.[escape]
Lastmonthsawatremendousshake-upinpersonnel.[change]

Lastweekwereportedonthebreak-upofthemayor’smarriage.[collapse]

C The economy

Thetakeoverofoneofourleadinghotelchainshasjustbeenannounced.[purchasebyanother
company]
We’retryingtofindsomenewoutletsforourproducts.[placestosell]
Takeyourthingstothecheck-outtopayforthem.[cashdesk]
Cutbacks willbeessentialuntiltherecessionisover.[reductions]
Ourprofitwas£1,000onaturnoverof£10,000.[moneypassingthroughacompany]
Thebanksweregivenahugebailoutbythegovernment.[moneygiventoacompanytosaveit
from failure]

D Aspects of modern life

Whatthecomputerproducesdependsontheinput.[informationthatisputin]
Output hasincreasedthankstonewtechnology.[production]
Wehavearatherrapidstaffturnover.[change]
Justafterleavingschoolhewentthroughastageofbeingadropout.[personwhorejectssociety]

Theconsequencesoffalloutfromtheexplosionatthenuclearreactorwerefeltformanyyears.
[radioactivedustintheatmosphere]
Icaneasilygetyouaprintoutofthelatestfigures.[paperonwhichcomputerinformationhasbeen
printed]
AbreakthroughhasbeenmadeinAIDSresearch.[importantdiscovery]

E General

Thefollowingwordscanbeusedinmoregeneralcircumstances.
Manyoftheproblemswerecausedbyabreakdownincommunications.[failure]
Theoutlookfortomorrowisgood-sunnyinmostplaces.[prospect]
Therearedrawbacksaswellasadvantagestoeverysituation.[negativeaspects]
Theoutcomeofthemeetingwasnotverysatisfactory.[conclusion]
TVcompaniesalwayswelcomefeedbackfromviewers.[comments]

Itwasclearfromtheoutsetthattheset-upwouldcauseproblems.[start;situation]
Weparkedinalay-byonthebypass.[parkingspaceatthesideofaroad;roadavoiding
the centre of a town]
Theoutbreakofwartookmanypeoplebysurprise.[startofsomethingunpleasant]

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