taper/téipər/n. a very thin candle or a very thin strip of wood, used especially in the past for lighting candles, fires, etc.
v. to become gradually narrower at one end, or to make something do this
tardy/tɑ':rdi/adj. late in happening or arriving
target/tɑ':rgit/n1. something or someone that you attack, shoot at, try to hit, etc.
n2. something that you are trying to do
target marketthe group of people that a company wants to sell its products or services to
tariff/tæ'rif/n. a government charge on goods entering or leaving a country
task/tæ'sk/n. a piece of work, especially something unpleasant
tax/tæ'ks/n. money that you have to pay to the government from what you earn or when you buy things
v. to make someone pay a tax
tax breaka change in law that results in the opportunity to pay less in taxes
tax-exempt/tæ`ks-igzémpt/adj. not considered as part of your income when you calculate your taxes
tease/tí:z/v. to laugh at someone or say bad things to them
teaspoon/tí:spu:n/n. a small spoon that is used for mixing drinks and measuring small amounts of food, or the amount this spoon can hold
technical/téknikəl/adj1. relating to the knowledge, machines, or methods used in science and industry
adj2. relating to practical skills and methods that are used in a particular activity
technique/tekní:k/n. a particular way of doing something
technological/tèknəlɑ'ʤikəl/adj. relating to or involving technology
technology/teknɑ'ləʤi/n. knowledge, equipment, and methods that are used in science and industry
telecommunication/tèləkəmjù:nikeíʃən/n. communication using phones, radios, etc.
telecommuting/tèlikəmju:tiŋ/n. a situation in which someone works for an organization from their home and communicates with the main office and customers, etc. by phone or email; teleworking
telephone directorya book containing the phone numbers for a particular area, organization, etc.
tell on sbto give information about someone's bad behavior or secrets
teller/télər/n. someone who works at a bank and helps customers put money in or take money out
temperature/témp(ə)rəʧər/n. how hot or cold something is
temporary/témpərèri/adj. existing or happening for only a short time
tenant/ténənt/n. someone who pays money to live in a room, house, etc.
tend to do sthto often do a particular thing
tendency/téndənsi/n. something that someone often does, or something that often happens