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instrument

[in-struh-muhnt] / ˈɪn strə mənt /




Usage

What are other ways to say instrument? An instrument is anything used in doing a certain type of work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or skilled laborers: a carpenter's tools. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. 

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"I urge you not to abandon this instrument without seeking to ensure that it is followed up in a concrete and effective manner," the American pope said at his weekly general audience.

From Barron's

Russell Clark, who authors the Capital Flows and Asset Markets blog, says what’s happening is that South Korean investors used to low interest rates have been selling volatility via what are called autocallable instruments.

From MarketWatch

His role in the group has always been difficult to define because he’s something of an on-the-fly producer and remixer, processing existing sounds and adding warped samples rather than playing a conventional instrument.

From The Wall Street Journal

The instrument is especially effective at detecting galaxies hidden behind thick clouds of cosmic dust.

From Science Daily

Pretending otherwise forces the Fed to compensate with blunt instruments that carry their own costs.

From Barron's