Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
top
English answer:
beat | exceed | be of greater amount than | be in excess of |
Added to glossary by
David Russi
Feb 20, 2008 13:20
16 yrs ago
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English term
top
Non-PRO
English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
"It's not too hard to have revenues top cost when you have no one but yourself to pay."
What does "revenues top cost" mean here ?
(Revenue=turnover, top cost=very high cost)
What does "revenues top cost" mean here ?
(Revenue=turnover, top cost=very high cost)
Responses
| 5 +7 | beat | exceed |
David Russi
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| 2 +4 | revenues are higher than the costs |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 4 +2 | to be in excess of |
Louise Mawbey
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| 4 +1 | exceed |
Kim Metzger
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Change log
Feb 20, 2008 13:24: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Feb 20, 2008 15:21: David Russi Created KOG entry
Responses
+7
1 min
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
21
Selected
beat | exceed
for revenues to be of greater amount than costs
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Louise Mawbey
: beat me to it. Yes, "top" is a verb here.
1 min
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| agree |
Tony M
2 mins
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
6 mins
|
| agree |
Vicky Nash
13 mins
|
| agree |
Patricia Townshend (X)
1 hr
|
| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 1 hr
|
| agree |
V_Nedkov
3 days 9 hrs
|
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your answer !"
+4
1 min
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
&
English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
revenues are higher than the costs
is how I see it
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your answer! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Louise Mawbey
: beat me to it
1 min
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| agree |
Tony M
3 mins
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
7 mins
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| agree |
Vicky Nash
13 mins
|
+2
2 mins
to be in excess of
Means "It's not too hard to have revenues "in excess of" cost when you have no one but yourself to pay
to be more than
to be more than
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your answer! |
+1
2 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
187
exceed
It's not too hard to have revenues exceed cost when you have no one but yourself to pay.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your answer ! |
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