Category: B

(French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money.

A clamp that grips and protects an electric cable where it passes through a metal panel or more generally, a bearing for a revolving shaft.

Environment of a given community that is relevant to the operation of a business; usually includes tax rates, attitudes of government toward business, and availability.

A code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group.

Insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril.

An opportunity to generate income as a business owner and not an employment opportunity. TLD Example: The decision by the owner to retire presented the young chef with a business opportunity allowing him

Business receipts represent the gross receipts or sales less returns and allowances from trade or business income.

A combination of people and automated applications organized to meet a particular set of business objectives.

When intrafirm information is exchanged such as employment terms, policies, benefits and operation manuals.

When a purchase is made based on a sample presentation of the item.

A substance a living organism makes like blood.

A requirement that retroactive compensation be denied by an employer. They were used in discrimination cases in the federal civil rights laws.

A situation where a MARKET MAKER refuses to perform on a quoted BID, generally in contravention of formal or informal marketmaking rules conveyed through AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATIONS.

A cell that is microscopic. It is single cell and exists everywhere. Only a fraction of them are known to science. They are divided in five groups bacilli, cocci, filamentous, spirilla/spirochetes, and

The idea that people will do something simply becasue others are. The individuals own feelings and beliefs are not considered in this action. AKA herd mentality.

A charter when the charterer leases a vessel with no crew. A crew is chosen by the party leasing. AKA dry lease.

1. the starting point for comparison. 2. the basic proposal given when a request is sent out. Refer to acquisition program baseline, contracnt budget baseline, and performance measurement baseline. 3. the line

A way to predict when an event will occur based on another event happening or not happening. It was named after Thomas Bayes a probability researcher.

The ideas true to a party that believes it.

The actual owner of securities and the rightful recipient of the benefits accorded; the beneficial owner is often different from the title holder (generally a financial institution holding the securities on behalf