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The limit is not as narrow as it might be. I do not claim for this action, as it now goes on, an ideal degree of efficiency. What I do claim is that this type of competition already reveals its nature and its ultimate power to hold seeming monopolies in check.
John Bates Clark

Meaning of "in check" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN CHECK

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN CHECK

in cahoots
in camera
in care
in case
in case of
in chambers
in chancery
in character
in charge
in charge of
in chief
in chorus
in circulation
in clear
in clover
in cold blood
in common
in concert
in conclusion
in confidence

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN CHECK

background check
cashier´s check
check
credit check
crosscheck
dog´s-tooth check
double-check
gut check
health check
heck
parity check
rain check
reality check
recheck
security check
sound check
speed check
spellcheck
take a rain check
time check
uncheck

Synonyms and antonyms of in check in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «in check» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN CHECK

Find out the translation of in check to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in check from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in check» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在检查
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bajo control
570 millions of speakers

English

in check
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जांच में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الاختيار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в узде
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em cheque
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চেক দ্বারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en échec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Di cek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in Schach
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チェック中
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

체크인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing mriksa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong kiểm tra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காசோலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेक इन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kontrol altında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sotto controllo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w ryzach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в узді
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sub control
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε έλεγχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in toom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i schack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i sjakk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in check

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN CHECK»

The term «in check» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.518 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in check

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10 QUOTES WITH «IN CHECK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in check.
1
Halle Berry
I do not love to work out, but if I stick to exercising every day and put the right things in my mouth, then my diabetes just stays in check.
2
Edward Burns
I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that 'do what makes you happy' thing in check.
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John Bates Clark
The limit is not as narrow as it might be. I do not claim for this action, as it now goes on, an ideal degree of efficiency. What I do claim is that this type of competition already reveals its nature and its ultimate power to hold seeming monopolies in check.
4
Cat Cora
If eating out, order your meal and ask the server to wrap up half of the portion to take home with your for the next day, keeping your portion size in check, and stretching your dollar into two meals.
5
Valerie Cruz
I eat tons of green veggies to keep my PH balance in check.
6
Laurieann Gibson
I'm an emotional eater. If something's worth celebrating, we're going to grab pizza. If it's going bad, girl, pass me the chocolate. Gotta keep it in check!
7
Dhani Harrison
'Keep your head down at school.' Those are sage words from my dad. They kept me in check for years.
8
Heinrich Himmler
Perhaps we shall also have to hold in check other coloured peoples who will soon be in their certain prime, and thus preserve the world, which is the world of our blood, of our children and of our grandchildren.
9
Ben Horowitz
By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics, hiring and firing were all relatively straightforward skills to master compared with keeping my mind in check.
10
Leighton Meester
When I do get free time, I spend a lot of it at home with my family and my close friends and I think that's what keeps me happy, healthy, grounded, and totally in check.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN CHECK»

Discover the use of in check in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in check and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Check-in Check-out: Managing Hotel Operations
For those on courses in hotel management, this book provides coverage of the hotel's front office and all of the support positions that make it work.
Gary K. Vallen, Jerome J. Vallen, 2013
2
Putting Life in Check
The compelling poetry, stories, and testimonies in this book will captivate you with realistic words of peace, survival, and resilience!
Le'Juana Searcy, 2009
3
Dreamweaver CS3: With Video Tutorials and Lesson Files
Using. Check. In/Check. Out. and. design. notes. If you're collaborating with others on a project, you'll want to set up an environment where everyone can edit files independently without overlapping or overwriting someone else's work.
Fred Gerantabee, 2007
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
TABLES. Page Determinations of titanium by different laboratories A-7 Determinations of titanium in hidden splits by three laboratories 7 Determinations of titanium in check samples, 7 Replicate determinations of vanadium 9 Determinations of ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1987
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ADVANCES IN COMPUTERS
TABLE IX EVENT TYPES IN check-in/check-out e-type Parameters Effect of Event Notification early- e#: employee An event notification of this type (transmitted by a complexcheck-in event monitor) produces a tuple for the set-valued attribute ...
Marshall C. Yovits, 1994
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Regulation and Supervision of Financial Institutions in the ...
High costs and long collection times are attributed in part to the fact that foreign checks are handled as "exception items" in check-processing operations. For example, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond accepts checks 252 drawn on ...
George M. von Furstenberg, 1997
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Check 21 Act: Most Consumers Have Accepted and Banks are ...
At the time of our 1998 report, Federal Reserve officials and bank officials with whom we spoke expressed a belief that many consumers wanted their canceled checks returned.10 Recent Trends in Check Use, Overall Electronic Payments, ...
Yvonne D. Jones, 2009
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Bible
Suddenly, the oh-so-efficient division of labor becomes a logistical nightmare. Dreamweaver's core protection for team Web site development is its Check In/ Check Out system. When properly established and adhered to, the Check In/ Check ...
Joseph W. Lowery, 2010
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SharePoint 2010 How-To
This is similar to checking in a file or list item, as described in “Check In and Check Out a File or List Item,” earlier in this chapter. The big difference is that the list or library manager can choose to set it up so that checking in a file or list item  ...
Ishai Sagi, 2010
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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Digital Classroom
Using Check In/Check Out and Design Notes If you're collaborating with others on a project, you'll want to set up an environment where everyone can edit files independently without overlapping or overwriting someone else's work. For these  ...
AGI Creative Team, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN CHECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in check is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alouettes hold Ticats' offence in check, even record at 2-2 - CBC …
It took a spectacular touchdown catch by S.J. Green and five turnovers for the Montreal Alouettes to get some payback on the Hamilton ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
LV= County Championship: Leicestershire bowlers kept in check at …
Gloucestershire were given some early scares on the third day of their LV=County Championship game against Leicestershire at Cheltenham ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
3
Spending in check, Google's $3.93B profit tops forecasts
Spending in check, Google's $3.93B profit tops forecasts. By Brian Womack Bloomberg News. This article was published today at 1:53 a.m.. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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Prince Jackson Gets Curfew, Bad Behavior 'In Check' | Radar Online
The saga that has been Prince Jackson's life seems like it might have a happy ending after all! After a tumultuous year of rebellion, ... «RadarOnline, Jul 15»
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allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Active Parliament Keeps Boards in Check
Members of Parliament have for a long time been considered toothless bulldogs who are wasting taxpayers' money going to the august House ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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US (CA): Mexican imports keep beet prices in check
Production of beets in California has been affected by water shortages and diminishing acreage. But while supplies have been on the light side ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
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SJ woman pleads guilty in check scheme - The Herald Palladium …
GRAND RAPIDS - A St. Joseph woman has pleaded guilty to stealing some $135,914 from a construction and investment firm she had worked ... «Herald Palladium, Jul 15»
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Keeping Yourself and Your Self-Storage Tenants in Check
Maybe it's the heat. It could be the stress of moving stuff in or out of a self-storage unit. Perhaps it's just that more people are in foul moods. «Inside Self-Storage, Jul 15»
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Historic pact keeps Iran's nuclear arms in check - The Portland Press …
Historic pact keeps Iran's nuclear arms in check. The accord overcame decades of hostility and could give Iran access to billions in frozen ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
10
Blue Bombers confident they can keep Stamps star Jon Cornish in
For a third straight game Cornish had been held in check, gaining less than 100 yards, and that was apparently enough for him. The CFL's best ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»

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