Category: C

Statistical test of (1) each agreement on events among two or more judges, or (2) of the consistency of two or more sets of rankings posted in a contest. Known also as

Group sharing one or more similar characteristics or sharing a significant experience during a certain period of time. For example, people born in the same year are birth cohorts, or the generation,

1.In General, this is a cooperative agreement of two or more parties to work jointly towards a common goal. The involved parties may or may not have had any previous relationship. 2.

Asset backed security (ABS), structured like a collateralized bond obligation (CBO). Instead of being based on its bonds, it is based on a bank’s or a governmental agency’s portfolio of mortgage loans.

A group of individuals that guarantees a financial commitment, such as repayment of a loan. Each person is jointly and equally liable for honoring the commitment in full. Known also as coguarantor.

Business laws that apply to the making of financial contracts. It is a Uniform Commercial Code that the U.S. uses commonly. It has 9 articles that deal with a different issue of

A committee of banks from the G10 countries that monitor payments and build a stronger market structure. It was started in 1990 and its headquarters are hosted in the Bank for Internation

When parties with a similar interest die at the same time with no way to see who died first making it hard to decide estate matters.

The way a message is sent to the audience in print or broadcast.

A business’s mission statement that states its philosophy.

Comparing item by item with the alternates. Reefr to comparability analysis.

An aspect of a job that offsets a negative one.

When a company gets the upper hand because is of similar value and a lower price than its competition.

The lower price offered to make the buyers want the product more.

The product’s demand that is predicted by another similar product. AKA joint demand. Refer to complementary product.

Evaluation of a project that meets design, is performed as planned, and make profits as expected. It becomes nonrecorse financing at this point.

The way things are done in a company to be sure specifications are being met.

Combining rates of dute. AKA mixed duty rate.

Income that is adjusted due to fluctuations in the economy. If a firm experiences a forfeiture, their assets are adjusted.

The computation by customs of the value of merchandise considering production cost, overhead, and packaging costs.