reform | a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses, justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts |
land reform | a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) |
reform | self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice, the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform |
reform | a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices, the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians |
reformatory reform school training school | correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |
currency | general acceptance or use, the currency of ideas |
currentness currency up-to-dateness | the property of belonging to the present time, the currency of a slang term |
Reform Judaism | beliefs and practices of Reform Jews |
Reform Judaism | the most liberal Jews, Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world |
Comptroller of the Currency | the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency |
reform movement | a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms |
Comptroller of the Currency | a United States federal official who regulates the national banks |
Reform Jew | liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances |
currency | the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used |
fractional currency | paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit |
cash hard cash hard currency | money in the form of bills or coins, there is a desperate shortage of hard cash |
hard currency | a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value, the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements, Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency |
paper money folding money paper currency | currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie |
reform straighten out see the light | change for the better, The lazy student promised to reform, the habitual cheater finally saw the light |
reform | make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices, reform a political system |
reform | improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition, reform the health system in this country |
reform | break up the molecules of, reform oil |
reform | produce by cracking, reform gas |
reform reclaim regenerate rectify | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one, The Church reformed me, reform your conduct |
progressive reformist reform-minded | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) |