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CONSTANT-COST INDUSTRY

An industry where units are of comperable cost regardless of volume or growth potential. Input costs don’t go up when demand does in this case.

CONSTRUCTIVISM

Teaching idea that considers learning what happens in the students brain based on their own thoughts being related to a new experience. They each make their own models of the world to

CONTAINMENT

Preventing the consequences of a bad event in a company.

CONTINGENT COMMISSION

Charging commission based on profit from reinsurance. The ceding company gets this plus the normal commission.

CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS

The way a business manages their system without disrupting their services or delivery. A computer program is often used for this purpose. If the company handles data or communication needs it must

CONTRACT CEILING

Sum agreed upon during deal dialogues, outside which the main (customer or project proprietor) has no duty to pay.

CONTRACT LINE ITEM

Procurement article conclusively specified in a request for bids or IFB paper. The bidder is expected to give separate pricing for this item. Deals for line articles may, under the conditions of

CONTRACT OWNER

An entity or a person who grants a deal for an assignment and takes the responsibility of paying the contractor. Also known as principal, client, contractee or owner (project

CONTRACT YEAR

Contract year is the amount of time between the effective date and the expiration date.

CONTRIBUTION FORMULA

A formula which shows the amount an employer would pay for any plan of profit sharing. This formula could also be used for plan related to purchasing money.

CO-PAY PROVISION

A provision detailing what portion of a claim the insurer pays and what portion the insured pays.

COST OF RISK

The implicit or explicit price a company must pay to manage its RISK exposures; it is typically comprised of the expected costs and direct and indirect losses arising from RISK RETENTION, LOSS

CROSS COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

A single COLLATERAL agreement that covers multiple LOANS or credit facilities. Also known as DRAGNET CLAUSE. See also POOLED PORTFOLIO COLLATERAL, TRANSACTIONSPECIFIC COLLATERAL.

CURVE RISK

The RISK of loss arising from a change in the shape of the YIELD CURVE (i.e., the TERM STRUCTURE of INTEREST RATES). Although curve risk is generally associated with interest rates, it

CYCLE TIME

The time needed to do one cycle or complete a function from start to finish. It is used to compare total run time to total time of a process.

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

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