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Our Commonewealth
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Loyalties /n/ សេចក្ដីស្មោះចំពោះ, ភក្តីភាព

In the same way, commoners could also collect loyalties for that patent monopolies we currently grant to private corporation of free.

Loyalties = Money pay to the inventor of something.

If you made a film base on a book, you will pay the loyalties to the author or the book.

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Squandering /n/ កាចាយវាយខ្ជះខ្ជាយ

All these sweetheart deals represent a massive squandering of commonwealth.

Squandering /n/ waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

"entrepreneurs squander their profits on expensive cars"

Amazon is squandering a lot of money for TV shows.

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pittence /n/ ចំណែកតូច, កាបញ្ចុះតំលៃបន្តិចបន្តួច

Thanks to the still-pregnant Mining Law of 1872, removers of minerals from public land pay a pittance for the profitable privilege.

Pittance = cost small amount.

My mother pays only a pittance for her medication because she gets some help from the government.

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Ingenious /adj/ បុិនប្រសប់

One ingenious model for repairing the social safety net was developed by Elderplan, a health maintenance organization…

Ingenious /adj/ (of a person) clever, original, and inventive.

"he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget"

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confined /adj/ ដែលឞានព្រំដែន

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Confined /adj/ (of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped.

"wear a dust mask and goggles when soldering in confined spaces"

When parents weren’t happy about their grown up children, they normally confined them in the house.

The confined space of an attic make it really hard.