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UNPAID SELLER’S LIEN

Right of a seller to keep possession of goods sold but not paid for in full and stilling his possession. See vendor’s lien.

UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR (UTP)

Common media for transmission of data and voice communications, that connects phone subscribers to a central exchange in a LAN such as Ethernet and Token Ring. See shielded twisted pair.

UPPER CLASS

Social class different classes beneath it due to its power and influence. Less than 1% of population but may control up to 2/3rds of national wealth.

UPTURN

Upward shift of an economic cycle from a recession to a steady state or expansion. Opposite of downturn.

VALENCE

Positive or negative psychological value assigned by one person to another, event, job, outcome etc., based on its attractiveness to him.

VALUE INVESTING

Strategy of investment where shares that appear cheap, trading at less than true value, are bought. See growth investing.

VENN DIAGRAM

Mapping diagram of overlapping circles showing the relationship between items.

VIATICAL SETTLEMENT

Settlement where an insurer pays a part of death benefits covering a person with a terminal illness.

VIRTUAL

1. General. Having the properties of a thing but being the thing. 2. Computing. An operation or feature appearing to exist but it does not.

VISUAL BASIC

Microsoft designed programming language interface allowing programmers to modify Basic Code.

VOICEOVER

Phone system feature allowing the operator to get a message to an employee on the phone.

VOTING STOCK

Common shares give the owner the right to vote at the AGM. Also known as voting shares.

WALK

Hotel industry. Taking an arriving guest to another hotel as reserved accommodation is unavailable for a reason.

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