What does "address" mean?
Dobb-Frank Act which was designed to address the many issues that led to the crisis.
What does "address" mean?
Thanks in advance for any reply.
(Sentence comes from Financial Times, Junes 14th, 2017)
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Answers · 3
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1. It's "Dodd-Frank Act." It is named after two Senators, Chris Dodd & Barney Frank.
2. June 14, 2017 (not "Junes")
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'To deal with' would be another way to think of 'address' here...
Def 2 in context of this paragraph
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/address
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a : to direct the efforts or attention of (oneself) will address himself to the problem
b : to deal with : treat
… intrigued by the chance to address important issues … — I. L. Horowitz
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If you address a problem, you're trying to solve it. Dobb-Frank Act (whatever it is) was made to deal with those kinds of problem.
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