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ESLPod_1188_WE_2049 Advertising to Children In this podcast, the word "grand" means wonderful or great, sometimes used sarcastically: "The entryway is very grand." "Grand" can also mean very big and impressive: "They live in a grand mansion at the top of the hill." In casual conversations, a "grand" is $1,000: "We paid eight grand for that boat." A "grand piano" is a very large piano with a big body and horizontal strings: "We'd love to have a grand piano, but there isn't room for one in our house." In baseball, a "grand slam" happens when a batter hits a home run while all four bases are filled, resulting in four points. Finally, a "grand total" is the final total of all the other number: "First add up the revenues, then subtract returns and the cost of products and labor to arrive at the grand total."

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ESLPod 1188 grand Business | Entertainment + Sports

Id	ESLPod_1188_WE_2049
Episode Id	ESLPod 1188
Episode Title	Advertising to Children
Phrase	grand
Text	In this podcast, the word "grand" means wonderful or great, sometimes used sarcastically: "The entryway is very grand." "Grand" can also mean very big and impressive: "They live in a grand mansion at the top of the hill." In casual conversations, a "grand" is $1,000: "We paid eight grand for that boat." A "grand piano" is a very large piano with a big body and horizontal strings: "We'd love to have a grand piano, but there isn't room for one in our house." In baseball, a "grand slam" happens when a batter hits a home run while all four bases are filled, resulting in four points. Finally, a "grand total" is the final total of all the other number: "First add up the revenues, then subtract returns and the cost of products and labor to arrive at the grand total."
Topics	Business \| Entertainment + Sports

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