As for who pays the most and how much we make on average, well let me be one to let the cat out of the bag. It has been told that we make a lot of money in a short amount of time. That may be so in some cases, but consider the fact that we also have to account for the down times too.
portend verb [T]. âº to be a âsign that something âbad is âlikely to âhappen in the âfuture: It was a âdeeply âsuperstitious âcountry, where âearthquakes were âcommonly âbelieved to portend the end of âdynasties.
Portend means to show a sign that something calamitous is about to happen. The teetering, tottering, pile of fine china piled up after the dinner party portends an imminent crash of broken plates and dishes. Portend is a verb warning of omens, or bad signs. Dark clouds rumbling in over a county fair in Kansas portend the thunderstorm and even tornado that is likely to ruin the festivities. Portend is a helpful way for authors to foreshadow dark events ahead in their stories.