Expansion

Definition

expansion /Çk'spænʃn/ n [U, C] က်ယ္ျပန္႔ျခင္း။ ျပန္႔ကားျခင္း။ တိုးခ်ဲ႕ျခင္း။ ယင္းအေျခအေန။ the expansion of gases when heated ❍ the expansion of his business interests ❍ expansions of the school system under successive governments. ❏ expansionism /-ʃǝnÇzǝm/ n [U] နယ္ခ်ဲ႕ေရးဝါဒ။ the cultural and economic expansionism of Europe and America. expansionist /-ʃǝnÇst/ adj , n :Hitler's expansionist policies ❍ a ruthless expansionist.

Examples

1. Damage caused to buildings through the expansion and contraction of timbers
2. The company has looked at a number of ways of financing its expansion.
3. The rapid expansion of private nursing-home care over the last decade
4. We plan to continue our expansion programme.
5. His latest work is an expansion of themes foreshadowed in his earlier plays.