declare Значение & определение

Значение на declare на български

• 0 to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially:

  • They declared their support for the proposal

  • [ + (that) ] She declared (that) it was the best chocolate cake she had ever tasted.

  • [ + obj + (to be) + noun/adj ] They declared themselves (to be) bankrupt.

  • [ + speech ] "I won't do it!" he declared.

  • America declared war on Japan in 1941 (= announced officially that it was at war).

  • figurative The government has declared war on (= announced that thaey intended to stop) the drug dealers.

  • The country declared independence in 1952 (= announced that it was no longer under the control of another country).

  • Nothing to declare.

  • Goods to declare.

  • You have to declare any earnings over a certain amount.

• 1 If a cricket team declares, they stop batting (= hitting the ball) because they think they already have enough runs (= points) to win:

  • Pakistan declared at 350 for 7.

• 2 to announce or express something clearly and publicly, esp. officially:

  • The courts declared the policy unconstitutional.

  • A state of emergency has been declared because of severe flooding.

  • People use their license plates to declare their team loyalty.

  • [ + that clause ] I declare that is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever eaten!

• 3 to make a public or official statement about something:

  • All pre-existing health conditions should be declared to your insurer.

  • After the acquittal, CEO, Bill Peters, declared: "We feel vindicated."

  • declare (that) The Serious Fraud Office is expected to declare that it will be conducting further investigations.

  • declare sb/sth (to be) sth The WTO issued an interim ruling declaring the subsidies illegal.

  • declare yourself to be sth Silverjet, the transatlantic business airline, has declared itself carbon-neutral.

  • declare a ban/moratorium on sth In times of crisis the industry must declare a moratorium on aggressive marketing and sales tactics.

  • declare bankruptcy If restrictions on air travel are enforced, several of the large airlines may be forced to declare bankruptcy.

  • declare sb bankrupt Figures released by the bank showed almost 12,000 companies had been declared bankrupt in the third quarter of the year.

• 4 to make a written statement to the tax authorities containing information about money you have earned, shares you have bought, etc.:

  • Winterway Investments have declared a 14.6% stake in the new corporation.

  • Companies who fail to declare their accounts on time are breaking the law.

  • declare earnings/profits/losses Many eBay traders are unaware that they have to declare their earnings.

• 5 to tell customs that you are bringing goods into a country on which you have to pay tax:

  • The green channel is for those passengers with nothing to declare.

• 6 to say publicly that you could gain a personal advantage from a situation and so might not be able to make decisions that are fair and honest:

  • The Mayor was advised to declare a potential conflict of interest over a road project that could boost his wife's business.

• 7 to tell shareholders that they will receive a dividend (= a share of a company's profits) and how much it will be:

  • The Fund declares and pays dividends on net investment income on a quarterly basis.