linkage

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link·age /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/ AWL noun

1 [countableC, uncountableU]CONNECTED WITH formal a link2(1) 联系，关联

linkage between

the linkage between wages and prices

工资和物价之间的关联

2. [countableC, uncountableU]CONNECTED WITH a system of links or connections 连接，接合

3. [singular, uncountableU]CONNECTED WITH a condition in a political or business agreement by which one country or company agrees to do something, only if the other promises to do something in return 关联原则〔政治或商业协议中，一方同意做某事，以换取对方做某事的条件〕

Examples from the Corpus

linkage• Flight Controls Ailerons, rudder and elevator driven by twin hydraulic servo-actuators, and push-pull rod linkage.• Such linkages facilitate business transactions and partly offset differences of interests between, say, manufacturers and banks.• The linkage is tight and the space between the doors is a few inches.• The linkage of wisdom with power can hardly have escaped a student-prince.• The four cylinder diesel units will interchange with the four cylinder petrols with suitable pipework and wiring and throttle linkage.

From Longman Business Dictionary

linkagelink·age /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/ noun

1[uncountableU]COMMERCE a condition or restriction in a political or business agreement in which one country or company will only agree to do something if the other promises to do something in return

U.S. officials reject linkage as contrary to the WTO’s aim of free trade.

2[countableC, uncountableU] formal a connection

linkage with/between

There no longer seems to be a very precise linkage between the two interest rates.

3[countableC, uncountableU]COMMERCE an agreement between two companies, countries etc to work together

linkage with/between

calls for greater linkage with and support for local firms

Americans are suspicious of linkages between public schools and employers.

link·age noun

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