Apr 12, 2016 01:59
8 yrs ago
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English term

weight

English Bus/Financial Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Please could you explain me what "weight" means in this sentence: "Larger companies may have more weight to put in place more advanced measures."
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15 mins
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importance, influence or authority

I'm assuming it has nothing to do with actual shipping weight here...just about the size of company; the larger a company is, the more they may be able to influence things

"have a say/impact" in how things are done

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Note added at 2 days18 hrs (2016-04-14 20:38:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
Peer comment(s):

agree Jessica Burlacu
19 mins
Many thanks:-)
agree Terry Richards
2 hrs
Many thanks:-)
agree Jack Doughty
4 hrs
Many thanks:-)
agree Didier Fourcot : clout?
5 hrs
Thanks! "clout" is perfect...it was late and I couldn't think of it!
agree Sheila Wilson : Clout is indeed perfect, but maybe less useful to the Asker than more formal synonyms
6 hrs
Thanks, yes, it would probably necessitate another question:-)
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa
6 hrs
Many thanks:-)
agree B D Finch : Didier's suggestion of "clout" shows, yet again :( the importance of Asker's providing context: in this case, in order to judge the register required.
8 hrs
Indeed, there is really not enough context to judge...Thanks!
agree Mikhail Korolev
13 hrs
Many thanks:-)
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