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CONGESTION PRICING

Installing fee strucures for motor ways during high traffic. It is based on supply and demand but used in urban areas through electronic systems.

CONSEQUENTLY

Anything that occurs due to a previous event. Refer to subsequently.

CONSTRUCT

A story used to organize facts and explain theories. Refer to constructed knowledge. AKA hypothetical construct, logical construct, or theoretical construct.

CONTENT PROVIDER

A business that gives graphics and text for articles. It is used for publications or a website to make it catch the eye of the reader.

CONTRA ENTRY

A debit or credit entry made in the books to balance an earlier event.

CONTRACT COST ANALYSIS

Examination and review of price data, provided by a builder to a main (client), for appraisal of its truth and rationality pertaining to potential economies and accomplishable degree of efficiency.

CONTRACT MODIFICATION

Scripted, one-sided (but included in the ambit of adjustment clause), or agreed together bilaterally, change. A deal alteration may bring in or call off specifications or conditions of a already existing deal,

CONTRACT RATE

Low carriage charge assured by a transporter for a prolonged period, provided that the customer commits to providing a large volume.

CONTRACTOR’S OPTION

Stipulation in a deal which provides a contractor with the power to choose certain substances or methods out of a sanctioned list.

CONVERSION PARITY

The market value of the shares of COMMON STOCK into which a CONVERTIBLE BOND can be exchanged, generally computed as: where Convratio is the CONVERSION RATIO and S is the stock price.

CORPORATE FINANCE

(1) The general class of financial transactions that a company may consider to alter its structure, operations, or business focus, including MERGER, ACQUISITION, CARVEOUT, DIVESTITURE, RECAPITALIZATION, LEVERAGED BUYOUT, or MANAGEMENT BUYOUT. (2)

COVERED OPTION

An OPTION position where the seller of the option already holds the UNDERLYING ASSET or cash that must be delivered if the buyer EXERCISES the option. Selling covered options is a relatively

CROSSED TRADE

A practice where ORDERS to buy and sell listed securities are matched (

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