Your Free Online Legal Dictionary • Featuring Black’s Law Dictionary, 2nd Ed.

Category: E

EMMAGE

The number of ems as a measure of total area of type print.

EN SUITE

1. In General, an object that is a part of a set of objects. Also means being immediately adjoining or next to. 2. In the Hotel industry, it is French, meaning those

END OF THE PIPE

Managing the output from a process stream, not dealing with it in-stream. Physically, in metal work, an example is catalytic converters installed on engine exhaust pipe ends to reduce emissions. There is

ENDOW

Giving, bestowing, or providing something to someone. Usually a financial term. Example: giving money to a college is endowing, giving money to a bride and groom, typically the bride.

ENERGY SOURCE

A substance that is converted by process into usable energy. Examples are coal, gas, oil, and wood.

ENTERPRISE

1. A corporation, business, firm, company, or registered group with a designated purpose. 2. More typically, a group, driven by initiative and resourcefulness, incorporated or not, organized to conduct entrepreneurial activity.

ENTERPRISE VALUE

A firm’s total capitalization defined as market value. Calculated as: Equity, added to debt, minus the non-critical asset value. To the firm’s core business, these assets must be casual, non-essentials.

ENTRY PAPERS

Documentation due to customs. Examples are a duty entry, commercial invoice, and air waybill or bill of lading. Known also as entry package.

ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE ADDED

Expected positive net impact over a specific period of time. Measure of the quality of an organization’s activities on the environment.

EQUITY DERIVATIVE

An EXCHANGETRADED DERIVATIVE or OVERTHECOUNTER DERIVATIVE with an UNDERLYING reference based on COMMON STOCKS, BASKETS, and market indexes. An equity derivative can be structured as an equity OPTION, equity FUTURE, equity forward,

EQUITY OF REDEMPTION

A mortgagor’s total ownership value, or rights, in a mortgaged investment, property or asset. Refer to extinguishment of equity of redemption, and right of redemption.

ERASABLE

Known also as rewritable drives and media.

ESCALATION RATE

Anticipated annual change in percentage for price levels of the goods and services

ESTIMATING METHODOLOGY

Way a projected value was computed. Useful in modeling cost and resource needs. Known also as estimating technique.

ETHNOGRAPHY

Divining the behavior, characteristics, cultural mores of a particular ethnic group by detailed study.

EVACUATION PROCEDURE

Method for evacuating. States the reasons, how to conduct oneself during, and where to go to be clear of emergency actions and for roll call.

EVOLUTION

Change towards improving that which exists, preserving the good characteristics and losing any detrimental characteristics. Change is random, typically generationally slow, good or bad or deadly. Fossil research has led to a

Topic Archives:

Disclaimer

This site contains general legal information but does not constitute professional legal advice for your particular situation. The Law Dictionary is not a law firm, and this page does not create an attorney-client or legal adviser relationship. If you have specific questions, please consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.