How to pronounce “best efforts”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (law) An assurance of good-faith effort to achieve best results under prevailing circumstances.
• (finance) An effort to sell securities without a firm underwriting.
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best,‎ efforts.

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