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Prepositions of Place, Similarity and Function

Use 'in' with countries, cities, towns and regions.

Example:

In Michigan, a debtor's privacy rights are revocable in the case of delinquency.

Revocable living trusts have become a popular alternative to the traditional will in Washington state.

Use 'at' for place in a city, town or village.

Example:

I have more money to spend at the mall because of the deferred payments on my loan.

We will meet you at the Citigroup building.

Like and As

Use 'like' as a preposition to express that two are objects are similar in some characteristic.

Example:

These are outstanding credits like the ones I sent out last week.

Having majority interest in the company is like running your own baseball team.

Use 'as' to express the function that a person takes in an organization.

Example:

Sam works as a portfolio manager.

Tom, in his role as the project manager, is responsible for the due diligence.

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Purchase English for Business and Commerce

Key Phrases
take-over bid
Accrual
Owner’s equity
Stock dividend
Capital assets
Safety deposit box
Cash flow
Adjustable rate preferred stock
Fixed costs
Protest a bill
Account activity
Base rate
Appraisal
limited liability company
Added value
Official discount rate
Affiliated company
Always at your service
Accrued liability
On receipt of the order

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