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ethics
Subject:
Accounting

moral principles or rules of behaviour for deciding what is right or wrong, or good or bad

ethics
Subject:
Business Studies

the study of good moral, honest and fair behaviour.

etiquette (in business)
Subject:
Business Studies

the accepted code of practice in certain professions.

etymology
Subject:
English First Additional Language , English Home Language

the study of the origin of words, and of their history and changes in their meaning (in other...

Eukaryotes
Subject:
Life Sciences

organisms whose cells have a true nucleus and true organelles. These structures are not...

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