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CONFIDENCE GAME

This term applies to a swindle where the swindler gains the confidence of the person he is trying to swindle.

CLOSED

This term refers to real estate transactions and the deal is closed when the final agreement has been reached and the deed changes hands.

CLEAR VALUE

the net value that is left after all payments of debts and obligations are satisfied.

COURT RECORD

the official written documentation of what happened during a trial or a hearing.

GOING CONCERN

A business currently successful with indications in the foreseeable future of continuing to do well.

CAFETERIA PLAN

A cafeteria plan is a type of employee benefit plan offered in the United States pursuant to Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. Its name comes from the earliest such plans

CALL DEPOSIT ACCOUNT

An investment account offered through banks which allows investors instant access to their accounts. Withdrawals and deposits can be made at any time. Rules and benefits differ depending upon the bank offering

CALL PREMIUM

Premium in price above the par value of a bond or share of preferred stock that must be paid to holders to redeem the bond or share of preferred stock before its

CALVO DOCTRINE

The Calvo Doctrine is a foreign policy doctrine which holds that jurisdiction in international investment disputes lies with the country in which the investment is located. The Calvo Doctrine thus proposed to

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

A clause in a lease or other contract, setting forth the conditions under which each party may cancel or terminate the agreement.

CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL INTEGRATION (CMMI)

A framework that describes the key elements of an effective product development and maintenance process. The Capability Maturity Model Integration covers best-practices for planning, engineering and managing product development and maintenance. CMMI

CAPITALIZATION (CAP)

Writing a word with its first letter as a majuscule (upper-case letter) and the remaining letters in minuscules (lower-case letters), in those writing systems which have a case distinction.

CAPRICIOUS

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

CARBON CYCLE

The series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment, chiefly involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis and its return to the atmosphere through

CARDBOARD

(of a character in a literary work) Lacking depth and realism; artificial.

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