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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

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I spoke to my lawyers. Because of Rickman's untimely
demise they're not expanding.
They ripped up the contract.
What's that mean?
  

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Hi, I suspect it means that they are not going to make their business bigger in size. Does that fit the context? If you expand your business, you typically open more factories, buy more trucks, get more employees and customers, etc.

— Clive

  • Hi, I suspect it means that they are not going to make their business bigger in size.
  • Does that fit the context?
  • If you expand your business, you typically open more factories, buy more trucks, get more employees and customers, etc.
  • Clive
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Hi,
I suspect it means that they are not going to make their business bigger in size. Does that fit the context?

If you expand your business, you typically open more factories, buy more trucks, get more employees and customers, etc.

Clive
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CliveHi,
I suspect it means that they are not going to make their business bigger in size. Does that fit the context?

Well it doesn't fit. I'm looking for the explanation of the court term 'expand'.
Rickman made Clark's father to sign a contract by which he's giving him the whole property.
But Lex calls his lawyers to help Clark. But they
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Hi,

Dunno. I've never heard the term 'expand' used in that way.

Are you sure that the word is indeed 'expanding'. Might you have misheard?

Clive
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That's what they say but now I think it's really about the business.
Because the contact is the one that Rickman uses to build his new plant.
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