16 October 2026 Editorial Words | For SSC, Banking and CDS

Daily Editorial Words and Vocabulary

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1. Divest (v.)

Meaning: Deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions; sell off subsidiary business interests or investments.

เคตंเคšिเคค เค•เคฐเคจा / เคตिเคจिเคตेเคถ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The corrupt king attempted to completely divest the noble family of all their ancient lands and titles.

The struggling corporation decided to strategically divest its entirely unprofitable retail division to completely save massive funds.

Synonyms: Deprive; Strip; Dispossess
Antonyms: Endow; Invest; Provide
2. Disinvestment (n.)

Meaning: The withdrawal of invested funds or the cancellation of financial aid, subsidy, or investment.

เคตिเคจिเคตेเคถ

e.g. The heavily indebted government announced a massive, highly controversial disinvestment plan for several entirely state-owned public companies.

The sudden, incredibly large disinvestment by foreign financial backers completely ruined the struggling young startup.

Synonyms: Privatisation; Liquidation; Selling off
Antonyms: Investment; Funding; Endowment
3. Come on the back of (idiom)

Meaning: To happen soon after another event, especially as a result of it.

เค•े เคฌाเคฆ เค†เคจा / เค•े เคชเคฐिเคฃाเคฎเคธ्เคตเคฐूเคช

e.g. The sudden, highly dramatic corporate resignations come directly on the back of the massive public financial scandal.

His incredible Olympic victory came heavily on the back of absolutely brutal, completely punishing daily training.

Synonyms: Follow; Result from; Succeed
Antonyms: Precede; Lead to; Anticipate
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4. Appetite (n.)

Meaning: A strong desire or liking for something.

เคญूเค– / เค‡เคš्เค›ा

e.g. The highly ambitious young politician has an absolutely insatiable, incredibly massive appetite for ultimate public power.

The newly released horror movie completely lost its public appetite after incredibly poor critical reviews.

Synonyms: Hunger; Desire; Craving
Antonyms: Apathy; Disinterest; Indifference
5. Segment (n.)

Meaning: Each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.

เค–ंเคก / เคนिเคธ्เคธा

e.g. The incredibly fast-growing, highly lucrative luxury segment of the global car market is absolutely booming right now.

He completely dedicated his entire life to serving the poorest, most incredibly vulnerable segment of society.

Synonyms: Portion; Section; Part
Antonyms: Whole; Entirety; Totality
6. Coffers (n.)

Meaning: The funds or financial reserves of a group or institution.

เค–เคœाเคจा / เคงเคจ-เคญंเคกाเคฐ

e.g. The incredibly wealthy charity currently has massive, absolutely overflowing coffers ready for disaster relief.

The incredibly rich king heavily demanded that all absolute coffers must be completely emptied to immediately fund the war.

Synonyms: Treasury; Funds; Resources
Antonyms: Debts; Liabilities; Deficits
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7. Offset (v.)

Meaning: Counteract (something) by having an opposing force or effect.

เคช्เคฐเคคिเคธंเคคुเคฒเคจ เค•เคฐเคจा / เคญเคฐเคชाเคˆ เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. The massive, entirely unexpected increase in international sales will completely offset the terrible domestic financial losses.

He deliberately tried to highly offset his naturally incredibly loud voice by purposely speaking very slowly.

Synonyms: Counterbalance; Compensate; Neutralize
Antonyms: Disproportion; Imbalance; Overbalance
8. Overshoot (v.)

Meaning: Go past (a point or limit) unintentionally; exceed.

เคฒเค•्เคท्เคฏ เคธे เค†เค—े เคจिเค•เคฒ เคœाเคจा

e.g. The incredibly reckless pilot managed to dangerously overshoot the entire short island runway during the terrible storm.

The massively optimistic company will definitely overshoot its extremely highly ambitious annual sales targets this year.

Synonyms: Exceed; Overstep; Pass
Antonyms: Undershoot; Fall short; Miss
9. Budget (v.)

Meaning: Provide (a sum of money) for a particular purpose from a budget.

เคฌเคœเคŸ เคฌเคจाเคจा / เคงเคจ เค†เคตंเคŸिเคค เค•เคฐเคจा

e.g. You must absolutely carefully budget your entirely limited monthly salary to completely avoid massive debt.

The generous city council decided to heavily budget a massive financial amount for the beautiful new library.

Synonyms: Allocate; Estimate; Plan
Antonyms: Squander; Waste; Fritter
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10. Subsidy (n.)

Meaning: A sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.

เค…เคจुเคฆाเคจ / เค†เคฐ्เคฅिเค• เคธเคนाเคฏเคคा

e.g. The struggling national farmers absolutely desperately need the massive government subsidy to completely avoid terrible bankruptcy.

The incredibly popular electric cars are heavily supported by a highly generous state financial subsidy.

Synonyms: Grant; Funding; Support
Antonyms: Tax; Tariff; Penalty
11. Monetisation (n.)

Meaning: The action or process of earning revenue from an asset, business, etc..

เคฎुเคฆ्เคฐीเค•เคฐเคฃ / เคงเคจ เคฎें เคฌเคฆเคฒเคจा

e.g. The brilliant economist presented a highly detailed financial monetisation regarding the new taxes.

They absolutely must quickly find a completely reliable method for the highly effective monetisation of their massive online audience.

Synonyms: Capitalization; Commercialization
Antonyms: -
12. Outflow (n.)

Meaning: A large amount of money, liquid, or people moving out of a place.

เคฌเคนिเคฐ्เคตाเคน / เคฌाเคนเคฐ เคœाเคจा

e.g. The sudden, terrifying economic panic caused a massive, highly dangerous outflow of foreign capital from the struggling banks.

The incredibly massive, completely unexpected outflow of highly precious fresh water dangerously threatened the small village.

Synonyms: Discharge; Drain; Effusion
Antonyms: Influx; Inflow; Entrance
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13. Gross (adj.)

Meaning: (Of income, profit, or interest) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total.

เค•ुเคฒ / เคธเค•เคฒ

e.g. The incredibly successful international company reported absolutely massive, entirely unprecedented gross profits for the current year.

You must accurately calculate your complete gross income strictly before deducting any highly complicated national taxes.

Synonyms: Total; Entire; Complete
Antonyms: Net; Final; Clear
14. Segment (n.)

Meaning: Each of the parts into which something is or may be divided.

เค–ंเคก / เคนिเคธ्เคธा

e.g. The incredibly fast-growing, highly lucrative luxury segment of the global car market is absolutely booming right now.

He completely dedicated his entire life to serving the poorest, most incredibly vulnerable segment of society.

Synonyms: Division; Section; Part
Antonyms: Totality; Entirety; Whole
15. Receipt (n.)

Meaning: The action of receiving something or the fact of its being received; an amount of money received during a particular period.

เคฐเคธीเคฆ / เคช्เคฐाเคช्เคคि

e.g. You absolutely must carefully retain the highly crucial original receipt to completely process the massive financial return.

The entirely unexpected, absolutely massive tax receipt completely saved the highly struggling city budget this year.

Synonyms: Income; Revenue; Proceeds
Antonyms: Expenditure; Outlay; Payment
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16. Consist of (phrasal v.)

Meaning: Be composed or made up of.

เคธे เคฎिเคฒเค•เคฐ เคฌเคจเคจा

e.g. The highly complex, completely enormous new computer system will consist of dozens of completely separate digital modules.

A truly healthy, entirely perfect daily diet should primarily consist of massive amounts of fresh green vegetables.

Synonyms: Comprise; Contain; Include
Antonyms: Exclude; Omit; Lack
17. Strategic (adj.)

Meaning: Relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.

เคฐเคฃเคจीเคคिเค• / เคธाเคฎเคฐिเค•

e.g. The brilliant general made a highly crucial, completely bold strategic retreat to entirely save his absolutely exhausted massive army.

The deeply experienced CEO entirely relies on completely precise, highly detailed long-term strategic financial planning.

Synonyms: Tactical; Calculated; Planned
Antonyms: Random; Unplanned; Haphazard
18. Substantial (adj.)

Meaning: Of considerable importance, size, or worth.

เคชเคฐ्เคฏाเคช्เคค / เค•ाเคซी

e.g. The extremely generous donor gave an absolutely massive, highly substantial financial contribution to the completely ruined charity.

The brilliant lawyer gathered completely undeniable, entirely highly substantial forensic evidence to utterly prove his absolute innocence.

Synonyms: Considerable; Significant; Massive
Antonyms: Insignificant; Trivial; Marginal

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