finishing touch
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~ a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination
face towel
— Noun
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~ a small towel used to dry the hands or face
fire tower
— Noun
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~ a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires
Francis Everett Townsend
— Noun
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~ United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
fast track
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~ a rapid means of achieving a goal; "they saw independence as the fast track to democracy"; "he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder"; "the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped"
Federal Trade Commission
— Noun
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~ an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft
fair trade
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~ trade that is conducted legally
fair trade
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~ trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers; often with other social and environmental considerations
fair-trade agreement
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~ an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer
fair-trade act
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~ formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975
free trade
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~ international trade free of government interference