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LATENT MARKET

A potential market with ready consumers identified for a product or service not yet offered. Finding this potential helps a company move towards new products or services with building demand. The first

LAW OF ONE PRICE

Purchasing power doctrine preaching parity where the real purchasing power of different currencies trends to equalize differing inflation rate in the respective countries, forcing a similar price in each country for commodities

LEACHING

Action of water soluble substances like calcium, fertilizers, or pesticides, dissolving in available water, typically rain, and washing out soil as a waste. Leached-out chemicals, known as leachites, are considered to be

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Training an individual who may or may not use learned skills in a leadership position to be a leader. Teaching of how-to-lead qualities, communication, ability to motivate others, and management skills.

LEASE CONTRACT

Formal document listing the owner, renter, asset involved, payment, terms and conditions of the lease.

LEASEHOLD INTEREST

Exclusive claim or right to a time-limited-time owning and using a land parcel or other asset. Contrast to a freehold interest; it is for an undetermined period. Agreed-to by written lease. A

LEGAL ACTION

Lawful pursuit for justice or decision under the law, typically leading to proceeding within the jurisdiction’s court system. An entity accuses another for a unlawful action, to protect an entity’s rights from

LEGAL INJURY

Law provides specific remedy or damages for property damage, bodily harm, or violation of a right.

LEGAL POSITIVISM

Social perspective of a legal rule’s validity being authorized by law and socially accepted versus being based on natural or moral law. View of man-made law as posited by man for man,

LEGAL WEIGHT

Lawfully certified weight based on the use of a lawfully certified scale or weight counterbalance. An article’s unit weight is calculated by adding the article’s basic weight and the wrapping and container

LEMON LAW

Law passed to prevent consumers from being stuck with non-performing, unwanted products.

LET

Rent real estate to a tenant. Contrast to subletting. Here the tenant rents the property to a different tenant.

LETTER OF GUARANTEE

An importer self-obligates accepting a bill of exchange and, on its presentment at a certain bank, paying the stated amount, as documented in this letter. Securing that bank’s acceptance of an exporter’s

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY

Entity assignment as estate administrator or executor by this court -issued document. Necessary if no will (intestate) for the deceased’s estate. Refer to Letters of Administration.

LEVEL SCHEDULING

Smooth flow of production over a period driven by sales and production departments agreeing on a fixed level of output volume and output duration. Minimal disruptions from sudden demand-level changes needed. Matching

LIABILITY ACCOUNT

Credit owed as an accounting statement account. It tracks debts owed to banks, vendors, employees and other creditors,

LICENSED APPRAISER

Individuals lacking the experience to be certified yet meet the state requirements for licensing as a real estate appraiser.

LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

A process for managing system software, hardware, and support over the life of a system. In this process, the focus is on the initial development and implementation stages as projects expend at

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