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DEED OF PROTEST

A document a drawees bank sends stating that the bill of exchange was not paid. It is sent to collections.

DEFERRED CREDIT

When a customer prepays and has to wait unti the associated goods or benefits are delivered. AKA deferred liability or deferred revenue.

DEFINITIZATION

The final agreement or contract about a decision. It can be about cost or the scope of a project.

DEGREE HOUR

The degrees fahrenheit the hourly average indoor temperature changes from the standard temperature. It is used for head and cooling estimation.

DELIVERED EX QUAY (DEQ)

When the buyer and seller agree bring anoder to the port. The cost of bringing the goods to the warehouse is on the buyer as well as duties, taxes, and charages from

DEMO

1.a contract for demonstration. 2. the trial version of software that is free without critical parts or only available for a small time. AKA demoware.

DENATURING

Changing a substance by taking a part of it out to make it unusable for its purpose.

DESCRIPTIVE MARK

A symbol to describle color or characterists tha effect the product’s user. It must be distinctive enough to be on its own. Refer to suggestive mark.

DESKILLING

Less quality and range of knowledge due to downsizing or lack of opportunity to learn.

DETERMINISTIC EFFECT

An adverse effect on humans due to exposure to substance that varies by dose. A threshold is said to exist.

DIALECTIC

The analysys that asks questions and looks at the answers.

DIE CUTTING

A material shaping process that metal die is pressed into it to make a cut.

DIFFERENTIATED OLIGOPOLY

Similar products made by a few manufactuers. They each make theirs slightly different to get more profit.

DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE (DAT)

The 4mm tape that stores 4GB. It is replaced by the DLT that stores 35 GB using longitudinal recording.

DIGITAL MONEY

Paying through electronic means over the internet. Paypal is an example of this.

DIRTY STOCK

Transferred COMMON STOCK that fails to convey good title to the new buyer as a result of errors or omissions in form or authorization.

DOUBLE DIPPING

An unethical (and sometimes illegal) practice where a BROKER sells commissionbased products through a client

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