nexus
- 01 C1 Advanced
a connection or link between different things.
a means of connection; a link or tie between individuals, things, or ideas.
Simple“The report explores the nexus between poverty and poor health in big cities.”
In context“The study aims to illuminate the complex nexus between environmental degradation and global migration patterns over the last century.”
UsageOften used with the preposition 'between' or 'of'.
SynonymsAntonymsdisconnectiongap - 02 C1 Advanced
the central point or most important part of a network or group.
a connected group or network, or the central focus where these connections meet.
Simple“The city became a nexus for trade and culture in the region.”
In context“The capital city serves as the financial nexus of the country, where all major banking and investment decisions are concentrated.”
- 03 C2 Proficiency
a connection that a business has with a place that allows the government to tax it.
a sufficient physical or economic presence within a jurisdiction that allows a taxing authority to impose taxes on a business.
Simple“The company had to pay local taxes because it had a physical nexus in that state.”
In context“Establishing a tax nexus in multiple jurisdictions requires a sophisticated understanding of varying state statutes regarding digital commerce.”
- 04 C2 Proficiency
a group of words that express a complete thought together.
a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit, such as a subject and a predicate.
Simple“In this grammar theory, the relationship between a subject and a verb is called a nexus.”
In context“Jespersen distinguished between a junction, like 'the blue sky', and a nexus, such as 'the sky is blue'.”
Synonyms
“More challenging is establishing whether there is any nexus between payments and political outcomes.”
From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation”), from nectō (“to attach, bind, connect, fasten, tie; to interweave; to relate; to unite; to bind by obligation, make liable, oblige; to compose, contrive, devise, produce”) + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.