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PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE

A legal document which provides guarantee on the part of the exporting country, stating that the agricultural shipment has been thoroughly checked, and contains no plant diseases or any dangerous pests.

PIGGYBACK PROMOTION

A simple method of promotion in which a firm would begin selling another firm’s product as a ‘bundle offer’. The other product is one that does not compete with the firm’s original

PITCH

In chemistry, pitch is another term used for asphalt. In mechanices, pitch is the distance between two adjacent openings of a gear. In the travel industry, pitch is the empty space situated

PLANT ASSETS

The materials used within plants, either directly or indirectly for the production of goods or services.

PLEDGE FUND

A kind of fund in which all of the members are generally trying to achieve a certain goal. Usually, in such a fund, the contributions are clearly defined.

POLICY FRAMEWORK

The set of guidelines, as well as long term goals which are taken in to account when policies are being made. These give the direction in which the firm is moving.

POLYGON

A geographical area created, with limits that are created in accordance with the streets as political limits, and has clear physically visible characteristics.

POP-UP RETAIL

A method by which entrepreneurs establish retail outlets on a temporary basis. Commonly, pop up retail methods are used to set up temporary outlets in untested markets by large corporations. This helps

PORTFOLIO RUNOFF

Getting a portfolio reinsured until the period of time until all of the existing premiums have been paid.

POSITIVE SUM GAME

A term from the decision theory, where nobody is a winner at somebody else’s expense, while the sum of all winnings as well as the incurred losses is a positive figure.

POTENTIAL DEFAULT

Any case in which the borrower might default on their payments in the future. The term can be used to refer to a borrower who has a higher probability of defaulting.

PRE-ADMISSION AUTHORIZATION

An authorized document which needs to be taken from the insuring party, before an insured party can be admitted to a hospital.

PRECYCLE

A method of waste reduction in which materials that have been discarded are set apart on their level of recyclability.

PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT (PTA)

A pact of trade, formed between two or more countries, allowing them to reduce the tariffs charged on specific goods during trade with each other. Even though the tariffs aren’t completely removed,

PREMISES BURGLARY

A term commonly used to describe a burglary that was caused at the premises of the insured party.

PACKET

It is a term that is used for a little piece of data that is sent over a network. Might be a LAN, WAN or MAN. ‘Packet’ data includes several bits of

PAID UP

Any loan that has been paid for in full, any obligation that has been discharged or the prices that have been paid for are regarded as the paid up loans.

PAPER ASSET

A paper asset is one that is recognized on the balance sheet, but it is of no use to the company, nor can it be sold for financial gain.

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