Active
Definition
Acting in a dynamic manner, producing transformations, or manifesting sustained energy; (in economics) the total economic assets and property rights owned by an entity; (in grammar) the voice in which the subject performs the action expressed by the verb. This structural concept defines the state of operability, efficiency, and direct involvement in a system.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Active
- Asset
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective and neuter noun with standard modern declensions. |
| Formation | Modern lexical borrowing from French 'actif' and classical Latin 'activus'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ak.ˈtiv] |
| Source | Dictionary of Modern Economics and Linguistic Terms |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Managerul este un membru activ al echipei și propune mereu soluții inovatoare pentru companie.
EN: The manager is an active member of the team and always proposes innovative solutions for the company.
RO: Compania a înregistrat un nou activ imobilizat în bilanțul contabil la sfârșitul acestui an fiscal.
EN: The company recorded a new fixed asset in the balance sheet at the end of this fiscal year.
RO: Profesorul le-a explicat elevilor cum se construiește o propoziție folosind un verb la modul activ.
EN: The teacher explained to the students how to construct a sentence using a verb in the active voice.
Idioms & Phrases
Activ circulant / Current asset
RO: Valoare economică structurală deținută de o firmă, formată din bani sau bunuri destinate a fi consumate ori vândute rapid.
EN: A structural economic value owned by a company, consisting of cash or goods intended to be consumed or sold quickly.
Membru activ / Active member
RO: Persoană care participă efectiv, cu energie și regularitate, la acțiunile și deciziile unei organizații.
EN: A person who effectively, with energy and regularity, participates in the actions and decisions of an organization.
Principiu activ / Active ingredient
RO: Substanță chimică din compoziția unui medicament care produce efectul terapeutic direct asupra organismului.
EN: A chemical substance in a drug's composition that produces the direct therapeutic effect on the body.
Latest Contextual News
No recent news found for this topic.