The Large Print American Heritage Dictionary

Offers more than 35,000 definitions, plus a reference section and a special guide to pronunciation, punctuation, grammar, and style.

Contains entries for over 10,000 new words reflecting the explosion of computer and Internet technology as well as changes in popular culture and slang.

The superb print version of The American Heritage Dictionary is now presented with the CD-ROM edition. The dynamic CR-ROM contains the entire text of the print dictionary and provides users with numerous innovative ways to search and manipulate the dictionary's content. The CD-ROM also includes the complete Roget's II: The New Thesaurus.

american Heritage Dictionaries are widely known as the most innovative and informative dictionaries in today's market. This new paperback edition continues the tradition with its clear and precise definitons, its expert usage guidance, and its wealth of iiustrations. No other paperback offers you as much value.

Based on the authoritative American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, the Office Edition has been completely updated; every single entry has been reviewed and revised as necessary. Its thousands of new words and senses, such as antiquark, earbud, and the verb sense of friend, reflect recent developments in the sciences, technology, and popular culture. Hundreds of photographs and drawings enhance the text, and several tables such as the periodic table of the elements and a table of units of measurement provide helpful data in a useful visual format. Forming the heart of the dictionary, however, are its more than 70,000 entry words, whose clear, straightforward definitions--supplemented by pronunciations, inflections of irregular verbs and plural nouns, and selected etymologies--make the Office Edition of the American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, an essential reference for the office, school, or home.

The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms covers the entire spectrum of business terminology. In clear language it defines over 6,000 terms drawn from the areas of investing, finance, marketing, law, real estate, management, economics, accounting, insurance, and international business. Entries range from investment fundamentals (price-earnings ratio, split, yield) to the lexicon of real estate (amortization, buy down, wraparound mortgage) to the terminology of contemporary finance (CDO, short sale, tranche). More than 100 key terms, such as antitrust, bailout, and subprime loan, are enhanced by real-world case studies that bring the concept to life. In addition, scores of tips from expert professionals offer advice on topics ranging from renegotiating a mortgage to reducing the estate tax.