👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 1-> 11 MAY👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial - Online retail flip 💥
flip (noun) – turn over (with a quick movement).
Hindu Editorial usage : Online retail flip: on the Walmart-Flipkart deal
stake (noun) – share, financial interest, investment.
Hindu Editorial usage : Walmart’s controlling stake in Flipkart shows why the government must update policy
account for (phrasal verb) – constitute, make up, form.
Hindu Editorial usage : India’s e-commerce market, which accounts for less than a tenth of its overall retail opportunity, has just got a significant thumbs-up from American supermarket giant Walmart.
thumbs-up (phrase) – approval, an indication of satisfaction.
Hindu Editorial usage : India’s e-commerce market, which accounts for less than a tenth of its overall retail opportunity, has just got a significant thumbs-up from American supermarket giant Walmart.
home-grown (adjective) – belonging to one’s own country.
Hindu Editorial usage : It has announced a plan to buy a controlling stake of around 77% in home-grown e-commerce firm Flipkart for a sum of $16 billion. In the process,
pip (verb) – defeat by a small margin (or) defeat at the last moment.
Hindu Editorial usage : . In the process, Walmart has pipped rival Amazon, which is just behind Flipkart when it comes to its share of the Indian e-commerce pie and has independently been vying to acquire the Bengaluru-based company.
pie (noun) – a total amount of something (business/money) divided in shares.
Hindu Editorial usage : . In the process, Walmart has pipped rival Amazon, which is just behind Flipkart when it comes to its share of the Indian e-commerce pie and has independently been vying to acquire the Bengaluru-based company.
vie (verb) – compete, contend, contest (to do/achieve something).
Hindu Editorial usage : . In the process, Walmart has pipped rival Amazon, which is just behind Flipkart when it comes to its share of the Indian e-commerce pie and has independently been vying to acquire the Bengaluru-based company.
play out (phrasal verb) – happen, occur, take place.
Hindu Editorial usage : But the big battle for Indians’ e-tail space, for now, will play out between two of America’s biggest companies.
paradigm shift (noun) – a fundamental and important change with new ideas/thinking.
Hindu Editorial usage : Not surprisingly, traditional retail players have responded with willingness to adapt to this paradigm shift and consider strategic alliances with online rivals.
bourse (noun) – stock market (in French); stock exchange.
Hindu Editorial usage : Interestingly, Walmart investors have voted against what they saw as an expensive bet, with the firm losing about $8 billion in value on the bourses after the deal was finalised.
swathe (noun) – a wide area (of something).
Hindu Editorial usage : Though e-tail may have changed shopping habits among swathes of Indians, it remains heavily dependent on discount-peddling.
peddling (noun) – an act of promoting an idea extensively.
Hindu Editorial usage : Though e-tail may have changed shopping habits among swathes of Indians, it remains heavily dependent on discount-peddling.
accumulate (verb) – gather/gain, obtain, acquire.
Hindu Editorial usage : Flipkart, in particular, has reported accumulated losses of ₹24,000 crore.
bet on (verb) – put money, try one’s luck, speculate.
Hindu Editorial usage : Walmart is betting on the future growth it can unlock from this full-frontal entry into a market that has proved difficult despite its best attempts for over a decade.
full-frontal (adjective) – unrestrained, unreserved, unrestricted.
Hindu Editorial usage : Walmart is betting on the future growth it can unlock from this full-frontal entry into a market that has proved difficult despite its best attempts for over a decade.
in the face of (phrase) – when confronted with; despite, notwithstanding, regardless of.
Hindu Editorial usage : in the face of strict curbs on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector. These restrictions, ostensibly to protect smaller retailers,
ostensibly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, allegedly.
Hindu Editorial usage : in the face of strict curbs on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector. These restrictions, ostensibly to protect smaller retailers,
belie (verb) – fail to fulfil; fail to justify (an expectation).
Hindu Editorial usage : have remained in place under the NDA government, belying expectations of a reset. Facing heat at home from Amazon, which is now moving from online-only to a brick-and-mortar plus e-tail model, this is a vital time for Walmart to get into India’s business-to-consumer segment.
heat (noun) – competition, contest.
Hindu Editorial usage : have remained in place under the NDA government, belying expectations of a reset. Facing heat at home from Amazon, which is now moving from online-only to a brick-and-mortar plus e-tail model, this is a vital time for Walmart to get into India’s business-to-consumer segment.
brick-and-mortar (phrase) – used to represent a business that operates traditionally (from a building/place) rather than online.
Hindu Editorial usage : have remained in place under the NDA government, belying expectations of a reset. Facing heat at home from Amazon, which is now moving from online-only to a brick-and-mortar plus e-tail model, this is a vital time for Walmart to get into India’s business-to-consumer segment.
ruffle (verb) – disarrange/mess up, roughen, trouble/affect.
Hindu Editorial usage : That this deal doesn’t ruffle extant policy restrictions, in fact, reveals the inefficacy of India’s approach to retail FDI in a rapidly changing global marketplace.
extant (adjective) – still existing, present, current.
Hindu Editorial usage : That this deal doesn’t ruffle extant policy restrictions, in fact, reveals the inefficacy of India’s approach to retail FDI in a rapidly changing global marketplace.
inefficacy (noun) – lack of efficacy (ability to give estimated results); inability to produce the desired effect.
Hindu Editorial usage : That this deal doesn’t ruffle extant policy restrictions, in fact, reveals the inefficacy of India’s approach to retail FDI in a rapidly changing global marketplace.
lobby (noun) – a group of people attempt to influence (the government / its official group/elected legislators) to create the actions, policies, or decisions to help a particular organization.
Hindu Editorial usage : Local trade lobbies as well as swadeshi advocates are determined to resist the deal, while analysts are wondering how Walmart will turn around Flipkart’s cash burn rates.
advocate (noun) – supporter, promoter, protector.
Hindu Editorial usage : Local trade lobbies as well as swadeshi advocates are determined to resist the deal, while analysts are wondering how Walmart will turn around Flipkart’s cash burn rates.
turn around (phrasal verb) – change course, reverse direction.
Hindu Editorial usage : while analysts are wondering how Walmart will turn around Flipkart’s cash burn rates. However, for India’s policymakers, neither of these should matter.
burn rate (noun) – the rate at which a new company is spending its (venture) capital or cash pool (in a loss-generating scenario).
Hindu Editorial usage : while analysts are wondering how Walmart will turn around Flipkart’s cash burn rates. However, for India’s policymakers, neither of these should matter.
nuance (verb) – give fine distinction/subtle difference/detail/variation.
Hindu Editorial usage : Most importantly, it is time to nuance the debates that have dominated India’s retail FDI policy
a level playing field (phrase) – a situation in which everyone has the equal chance of succeeding.
Hindu Editorial usage : to create a truly level playing field where all can compete, without artificial safeguards that can be overcome via such deals.
Hindu Editorial usage : Online retail flip: on the Walmart-Flipkart deal
stake (noun) – share, financial interest, investment.
Hindu Editorial usage : Walmart’s controlling stake in Flipkart shows why the government must update policy
Hindu Editorial usage : India’s e-commerce market, which accounts for less than a tenth of its overall retail opportunity, has just got a significant thumbs-up from American supermarket giant Walmart.
Hindu Editorial usage : India’s e-commerce market, which accounts for less than a tenth of its overall retail opportunity, has just got a significant thumbs-up from American supermarket giant Walmart.
Hindu Editorial usage : It has announced a plan to buy a controlling stake of around 77% in home-grown e-commerce firm Flipkart for a sum of $16 billion. In the process,
Hindu Editorial usage : . In the process, Walmart has pipped rival Amazon, which is just behind Flipkart when it comes to its share of the Indian e-commerce pie and has independently been vying to acquire the Bengaluru-based company.
Hindu Editorial usage : . In the process, Walmart has pipped rival Amazon, which is just behind Flipkart when it comes to its share of the Indian e-commerce pie and has independently been vying to acquire the Bengaluru-based company.
Hindu Editorial usage : . In the process, Walmart has pipped rival Amazon, which is just behind Flipkart when it comes to its share of the Indian e-commerce pie and has independently been vying to acquire the Bengaluru-based company.
Hindu Editorial usage : But the big battle for Indians’ e-tail space, for now, will play out between two of America’s biggest companies.
Hindu Editorial usage : Not surprisingly, traditional retail players have responded with willingness to adapt to this paradigm shift and consider strategic alliances with online rivals.
Hindu Editorial usage : Interestingly, Walmart investors have voted against what they saw as an expensive bet, with the firm losing about $8 billion in value on the bourses after the deal was finalised.
Hindu Editorial usage : Though e-tail may have changed shopping habits among swathes of Indians, it remains heavily dependent on discount-peddling.
Hindu Editorial usage : Though e-tail may have changed shopping habits among swathes of Indians, it remains heavily dependent on discount-peddling.
Hindu Editorial usage : Flipkart, in particular, has reported accumulated losses of ₹24,000 crore.
Hindu Editorial usage : Walmart is betting on the future growth it can unlock from this full-frontal entry into a market that has proved difficult despite its best attempts for over a decade.
Hindu Editorial usage : Walmart is betting on the future growth it can unlock from this full-frontal entry into a market that has proved difficult despite its best attempts for over a decade.
Hindu Editorial usage : in the face of strict curbs on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector. These restrictions, ostensibly to protect smaller retailers,
Hindu Editorial usage : in the face of strict curbs on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector. These restrictions, ostensibly to protect smaller retailers,
Hindu Editorial usage : have remained in place under the NDA government, belying expectations of a reset. Facing heat at home from Amazon, which is now moving from online-only to a brick-and-mortar plus e-tail model, this is a vital time for Walmart to get into India’s business-to-consumer segment.
Hindu Editorial usage : have remained in place under the NDA government, belying expectations of a reset. Facing heat at home from Amazon, which is now moving from online-only to a brick-and-mortar plus e-tail model, this is a vital time for Walmart to get into India’s business-to-consumer segment.
Hindu Editorial usage : have remained in place under the NDA government, belying expectations of a reset. Facing heat at home from Amazon, which is now moving from online-only to a brick-and-mortar plus e-tail model, this is a vital time for Walmart to get into India’s business-to-consumer segment.
Hindu Editorial usage : That this deal doesn’t ruffle extant policy restrictions, in fact, reveals the inefficacy of India’s approach to retail FDI in a rapidly changing global marketplace.
Hindu Editorial usage : That this deal doesn’t ruffle extant policy restrictions, in fact, reveals the inefficacy of India’s approach to retail FDI in a rapidly changing global marketplace.
Hindu Editorial usage : That this deal doesn’t ruffle extant policy restrictions, in fact, reveals the inefficacy of India’s approach to retail FDI in a rapidly changing global marketplace.
Hindu Editorial usage : Local trade lobbies as well as swadeshi advocates are determined to resist the deal, while analysts are wondering how Walmart will turn around Flipkart’s cash burn rates.
Hindu Editorial usage : Local trade lobbies as well as swadeshi advocates are determined to resist the deal, while analysts are wondering how Walmart will turn around Flipkart’s cash burn rates.
Hindu Editorial usage : while analysts are wondering how Walmart will turn around Flipkart’s cash burn rates. However, for India’s policymakers, neither of these should matter.
Hindu Editorial usage : while analysts are wondering how Walmart will turn around Flipkart’s cash burn rates. However, for India’s policymakers, neither of these should matter.
Hindu Editorial usage : Most importantly, it is time to nuance the debates that have dominated India’s retail FDI policy
Hindu Editorial usage : to create a truly level playing field where all can compete, without artificial safeguards that can be overcome via such deals.
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