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GRADE

1. Category level, quality rating, or step-wise rank. 2. Scaled classification. 3. To make a bumpy surface even or smooth. 4. A building or structure horizontal ground level 5. Another name for

GRAND JURY

Type of jury composed of 23 citizens. This is a pre-trial jury that decides if prosecution evidence is sufficiently strong to bring an accused to trial for the specified crime. Abolished in

GRAY SCALE

Image display or printing with each pixel being only black, or white, or a shade of gray. Due to pixel-control by more than one bit of computer memory. The greater the bits,

GRIT

Fineness value of abrasive material used to polish, like compounds and sandpapers. Originally, the number of holes per square inch of the mesh used in screening a particular material was this fineness

GROSS RENT

Monthly rent including an estimated utility cost. Basic charge to occupy a premise . This is the monthly amount paid by the renting party to the owner (or another third party).

GROUND RULES

Basic agreed-to constraints and allowances in a negotiation or competition. Governs the process, conduct, and scope leading to procedures and limits.

GROWTH OBJECTIVES

A goal that guides decision making for a firm. It is indended to between present and projected earnings.

GUEST HOUSE

Accommodations that are larger than a bed and breakfast. The breakfast is in the room charge but does not cover alcohol. It can be a low budger room or luxury apartments. They

GUT SPREAD

Investments with high rates of profit in short time before market devaluation.

HALF-YEAR CONVENTION

The idea that a new asset is used for half the year. It shows how depreciation, tax earnings, and annual earnings related to taxation.

HANDS-OFF INVESTOR

An investor with many shares that doesn’t question the management. They are passive but can change if they become concerned and intervene.

HARD DOLLARS

Direct payments made by clients to financial institutions for services rendered. In commercial banking a client may pay a fee for a credit facility; in securities a client may pay brokerage commissions

HARMLESS WARRANT

A warrant that requires the holder to give a bond like buying a new debt instrument. They have similar terms. AKA wedding warrants.

HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD

The OSHA rules that chemical manufacturers and importers uses to assess hazard of their product. It is shared with employees and customers through the MSDS.

HEALTH SAVINGS ACT

Insurance for parties that need coverage that are not covered by a traditional health plan.

HEAVY INDUSTRY

1. auto, mining, petroleum, and steel industries that need a large investment in machinery and big plants. 2. the section of economy that are in need of a lot of capital and

HEISENBERG EFFECT

The idea that the act of being a player can change the game. Answers are given based on what the interviewer wants to hear. Refer to observer inseperability. It is named after

HERMENEUTIC CIRCLE

The idea that understanding or interpretation that no description is free form the observers experience or ideas about thier values.

HIDDEN VALUES

An instrument a company keeps but doesn’t show on the balance sheet.

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