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AD CLICKS

Internet ad term that represents the amount an ad has been clicked on.

ACCELERATOR

A business type that helps start up businesses to gain financial and physical resources. Accelerators may choose to work with businesses who have been rejected by venture capital firms or other investors

ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT

Controling accident potential by preventing escalation, achieving a safe state, or balancing consequences.

ACCOUNT NUMBER

A numeric or alphabetic code that identifies an account holder and the account records. AKA account code.

ACID

A solution with a ph below 7. It has a sour taste, releases hydorxyl, and makes litmus papers red. Strong acids are corrosive and weak ones are practically harmless. AKA mineral, inorganic,

ACT OF GOD

A natural event that causes loss. No human force is used and the event cannot be controled. They are insured events. AKA act of nature. Refer to force majeure.

AD HOC COMMITTEE

A committee that is created to supervise a task. This is the most common committee type.

ACCEPTABLE PRICE RANGE

A buyers realistic expectation of the cost of a product or service. This is based on the quality and benefits expected.

ACCIDENT PERIL

The calculated probability that an employee will be harmed at their job. This comes with machinery, electricity, fire, chemicals, and heavy objects.

ACCOUNT STATEMENT

The summary of transactions on an account with a customer over the last period of time. AKA statement of account and bank statement.

ACIDIOSIS

When body fluids change to make them more acidic. It is caused by a bodily failure that maintains acid alkali level in blood.

ACT OF LAW

A legal event that is caused by the way an individual acts.

ACTIVITY DRIVER

The number of times demand is needed for an object. This is the cost.

AD PAGES SOLD

The page views on an ad that a firm has sold to an advertiser. AKA the sell through rate.

ACCEPTABLE RISK

A level of material and human loss involved in the industrial process.

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