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staple

/ˈsteɪ.pəl/

Meanings
noun

Ciudad comercial, almacén

A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.

Examples :

"The London Company was a staple in the early English trading system. "
La Compañía de Londres era una ciudad comercial en el sistema comercial inglés temprano.
history business economy government royal commerce
adjective

Principal, básico, fundamental

Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.

Examples :

"The school district's staple textbooks are printed in large quantities and used by many students each year. "
Los libros de texto principales del distrito escolar se imprimen en grandes cantidades y son utilizados por muchos estudiantes cada año.
business commerce industry economy mass

Related Words

Illustration fortunately

fortunately adverb

/ˈfɔːt͡ʃənɪtli/ /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/

Afortunadamente

"Fortunately, the rain stopped just before the picnic started. "

Afortunadamente, la lluvia paró justo antes de que comenzara el picnic.

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

Actividad

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

El foso estaba lleno de actividad.

Illustration commodities

commodities noun

/kəˈmɒdətiz/ /kəˈmɑdətiz/

Productos, mercancías

"The supermarket sells many commodities, like fruits, vegetables, and bread. "

El supermercado vende muchos productos, como frutas, verduras y pan.

Illustration fundamental

fundamental noun

/ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəl/

Principio fundamental, base

"one of the fundamentals of linear algebra"

Uno de los principios fundamentales del álgebra lineal.

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

Contener

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

La caja que contenía mis viejos juguetes se guardaba en el ático.

Illustration quantities

quantities noun

/ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tiz/ /ˈkwɑntɪtiz/

Cantidades

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

Tienes que elegir entre cantidad y calidad.

Illustration marketable

marketable adjective

/ˈmɑːrkɪtəbəl/ /ˈmɑːrkətəbəl/

Comercializable, vendible

"The quality and scarcity ensured that the product was eminently marketable."

La calidad y la escasez aseguraron que el producto fuera eminentemente comercializable.

Illustration archaeologist

archaeologist noun

/ˌɑːrkiˈɑːlədʒɪst/ /ˌɑːrkiˈɒlədʒɪst/

Arqueólogo

"The archaeologist carefully brushed dirt away from the ancient pottery. "

El arqueólogo cepilló cuidadosamente la tierra de la cerámica antigua.

Illustration established

established verb

/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/

Establecer, confirmar

"The company established a new policy to improve employee safety. "

La empresa estableció una nueva política para mejorar la seguridad de los empleados.

Illustration penetrating

penetrating verb

/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/

Penetrar, perforar

"Light penetrates darkness."

La luz penetra la oscuridad.

Illustration manufactured

manufactured verb

/ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃəd/ /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚd/

Fabricar, producir

"The factory manufactured thousands of toy cars every day. "

La fábrica fabricaba miles de coches de juguete cada día.

Illustration extracurricular

extracurricular noun

/ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjələr/ /ˌekstrəkəˈrɪkjəlɚ/

Actividad extracurricular

"Participating in the school's debate club is an extracurricular activity. "

Participar en el club de debate de la escuela es una actividad extracurricular.