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Material

A corporate euphemism for "important" that makes basic significance sound like sophisticated financial analysis, usually used when someone wants to sound smart about obvious things.

Examples

Examples: - "This change is material." (this change is important, obviously) - "Materiality is key." (importance is key, obviously) - "We need to assess materiality." (we need to assess importance, obviously)

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euphemismimportantsignificancesophisticatedobvious
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