to order something such as a book, DVD or handbag before the item goes on sale, to ensure that you are one of the first people to get it.Pre-order The Crying Light, the new album from Antony & the [..]

the use of formal public relations or political campaigns to create what seems to be a popular grassroots movement about a particular issue. Astroturf is artificial grass, and astroturfing is a word t [..]

a woman who does not want to get married or to have children because she is happy to live by herself and do what she wants when she wantsThis new breed of singleton has been dubbed a ‘freemale’ becaus [..]

debts that a lender, such as a bank or a mortgage company, is unlikely to be able to recover because the person or company that borrowed the money cannot afford to pay it backPutting $700 bn of taxpay [..]

a very poor underprivileged person, especially a child, who lives in a slumHow can this slumdog succed in life?

somebody who tries to sell their property and buy something smallerthe credit crunch means that would-be downsizers are having problems selling and moving

an informal word for a resident of South AfricaSaffers, don't forget overseas voting has started!

a bag carried by a man, similar to a woman's handbag, in which he puts his money, credit cards, mobile phone and so onIt’s a good question - what exactly IS a manbag?On one level it’s self-eviden [..]

relating to a compromiseThis agreement does not include a compromissory clause.

a trilemma is like a dilemma but is even more difficult due to the many issues involved in making a decision.With the current difficulties in getting the banks to start lending, people to start buying [..]