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ZAITECH

The final speculation of a japanese company to boost nonoperating income.

ZERO COST COLLAR

A spread with the long position in cap or call and the short on the floor or put. This also occurs vice versa. Refer to collar.

ZERO COUPON BOND

A discounted bond that is traded and pays no coupon interest during its life. The difference between par value and discount value generates profit.

ZERO COUPON INFLATION SWAP

A swap that exchanges floating for fixed rates at maturation. There are no intervening payments during the transaction. They are long term and last 10 or more years. Refer to annual inflation

ZEALOUS WITNESS

An untechnical term denoting a witness, on the trial of a cause,who manifests a partiality for the side calling him, and an eager readiness to D tellanything which he thinks may be

ZEIB

O. Sc. Year. “Zeir and day.” Bell.

ZOLL-VEREIN

A union of Germanstates for uniformity of customs, established in 1819. It continued until the unificationof the German empire, including Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Baden, Hesse-Cassel, Brunswick, and Meckienburg-Strelitz, and all intermediate

ZYGOCEPHALUM

In the civil law. A measure or quantity of land. Nov. 17, c. 8. Asmuch land as a yoke of oxen could plow in a day. Calvin.

ZYGOSTATES

In the civil law. A weigher; an officer who held or looked to thebalance in weighing money between buyer and seller; an officer appointed to determinecontroversies about the weight of money. Spelman.

ZYTHUM

Lat. A liquor or beverage made of wheat or barley. Dig. 33, 6, 9, pr.

ZANJA

Span. A water ditch or artificial canal, and particularly one used for pur- fiposes of irrigation. See Pico y. Colimas, 32 U Cal. 578.

ZANJERO

Span. A water commissioner or superintendent, or supervisor of an ir-Prigation system. See Pico v. Colimas, 32 Cal. 578.

ZEAXOT

This word is commonly taken in a bad sense, as denoting a separatist from _the Church of England, or a fanatic. Brown.

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