26.2.1. gy. B1B2 (példák)

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 1 (matematikai) átlag, átlagérték [C]

Prices have risen by an average of 4% over the past year.

figure noun /ˈfɪg.ər/ [C] 1 szám, számjegy

Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?

Write the amount in both words and figures.

I looked quickly down the column of figures.

He earns a six-figure salary.

limit noun /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ [C] határ, korlát, korlátozás (lehetséges/megengedett legnagyobb érték)

Is there a limit on the amount of money you can claim?

I think we ought to put a limit on the amount of time we can spend on the project.

There's a limit to the number of times I can stop what I'm doing just so I can help him!

We set a time limit of thirty minutes for the test.

maximum noun /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ [no plural] maximum, csúcsérték

The temperature will reach a maximum of 27°C today.

The school has a maximum of 30 students per class.

minimum noun /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ [C usually no plural] minimum

The judge sentenced him to a minimum of five years in prison.

We need a minimum of ten people to play this game.

Wage increases are being kept to a minimum because of the recession.

percentage noun /pəˈsen.tɪdʒ/ százalék, százalékarány [C]

What percentage of women return to work after having a baby?

Interest rates have risen by two percentage points.

point noun /pɔɪnt/ 7 tizedespont [C]

One mile equals one point six (1.6) kilometres.

range noun /reɪndʒ/ 2 tartomány (átv.) (vmilyen értékhatárok közötti számok/mennyiség) [C]

The price range is from $100 to $200.

The product is aimed at young people in the 18-25 age range.

rate noun /reɪt/ [C] 1 mérték; arány, arányszám

the rate of unemployment

The birth rate has fallen.

The drug has a high success/failure rate.

sum noun /sʌm/ [C] összeg (pl. pénz-)

Huge sums of money are spent on national defence.

On retirement, he will receive the sum of £50 000 from the company.