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DELIVERED EX SHIP

When the seller does their part to ship by boat by importing to the buyers country.

DEMOCRAT

A party that supports democracy but is liberal in their governmental ideals. They are usually republican or independent. Or they have their own ideas and don’t fit anyone.

DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION

A bank that takes savings from general public as demand or time deposits. It pays a fixed rate or variable rate. AKA savings assocuiation, savings institution, and thrift institution.

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

DUAL TRIGGER

An INSURANCE mechanism that provides the INSURED with a payout only if two separate TRIGGER events occur. One trigger is often related to a traditional insurable OPERATING RISK (e.g., damage or destruction

DARK ARCHIVE

Documents and records the public has limited access to.

DATABASE

Organized and structured repository that has indexed information in it for easy use. Retrieving, updating, analysys, and output is much easier to do this way. It is stored in a computer by

DATED DATE

The date when a new security is issued by the underwriters. It is different than an issue date.

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