At 104.7 percent of its 2012 average, total industrial production in February was 0.3 percent above its level of a year earlier. Capacity utilization for the industrial sector declined 0.1 percentage point in February to 75.4 percent, a rate that is 4.5 percentage points below its long-run (1972â2016) average.
Learner's definition of COUNTENANCE. [+ object] formal. : to accept, support, or approve of (something) The city would not countenance [=permit] a rock concert in the park. The leader did not officially countenance [=encourage] negotiations with the rebels.
Definition of appurtenance. 1  1 appurtenances plural : accessory objects the appurtenances of wealth. 2  2 law : an incidental right (such as a right-of-way) attached to a principal property right and passing in possession with it. 3  3 : a subordinate part or adjunct The appurtenance of welcome is fashion and ceremony.