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GILT

Security/stock pages’ edges were gilded in the past. Traded on the London stock exchange (LSE) and issued by the UK government, these are long-term fixed income debt security bonds. LSE is now

GLOBAL

All countries; all peoples. Interchangeable with international, except for mutual funds. A global fund is worldwide, while an international fund is all other countries except the United States. Known also as worldwide

GLOBAL QUOTA

A nation’s commitment of how much it will import from all countries.

GLYPH

A single character representing something. Different glyphs result from using different fonts for the same character. A character bit pattern, be it an outline or a shape.

GOING PUBLIC

Called an initial public offering, or IPO, a previously privately-held entity makes its shares available to the public via the open market for the first time.

GOLDEN RULE

Unless doing so would be patently absurd, courts should hold to commonly understood meanings of the words of a document .

GOOGLE CHECKOUT

Google-owned payment processing service. Makes online purchase paying very easy for buyers. Checking order and in-transit status from multiple websites happens on one page via one’s Google Checkout account. Stores credit and

GRADUATED LEASE

A lease that uses variable payments adjusted periodically to recognize current value. Payment amounts can also be An economic benchmark rate, like the consumer price index, can be used to adjust the

GRAPHICAL DEVICE INTERFACE

Windows operating system functionality of display and print features. A graphic is displayed or printed, controlled by the computer operating system, not the monitor or the printer.

GREENSHOE

An OPTION granted by an issuing company to the SYNDICATE UNDERWRITING a NEW ISSUE of EQUITY, which permits the syndicate to sell additional shares as part of the PRIMARY MARKET offering in

GROSS INCOME

Production costs or cost of sales amount exceed by unadjusted, total sales revenue.

GROSS PRICE

Product or service invoiced value prior to any discounting. A value in accounting principles.

GROSSED-UP GIFT

The total amount promised by the deceased to a beneficiary. Since a gift tax can reduces the promised value, there is a practice of adding an amount back into the deflated value

GROUT

Mixxing aggregate, cement, and water to fill spaces between bricks or other frames.

GUARDIAN ACCOUNT

An account for a house that a guardian can get to as manager of the affairs of a disabled person. It is in the name of the beneficiary and the guardian and

HAGUE-VISBY RULES

The new name for the Hague rules that were changed in 1968. AKA Brussells Protocol of Amendments to the Hague Rules. It increases the limit of liability and containerized cargo.

HANDBOOK

The work on a topic for quick reference used to supplement a text book. It is used as a manual.

HARDBOARD

A panel of compressed wook and binding material with one smooth surface. It is between 50-80lbs/ft3.

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