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A safe and secure area in financial institutions for storing money and valuables.
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A safe and secure area in financial institutions for storing money and valuables.
Scheme of numbering differentiating between them.
Oil tanker that carries up to 250,000 DWT.
Disadvantageous situation that is self propagating and leads from one thing to another and back again. See virtuoso circle.
1. A parasitic and infectious microorganism smaller than a bacterium. Incapable of independent metabolic activity. Needs to invade a living organism to derive energy to survive. 2. See computer virus.
Provision, clause or term impairing a contract or making it void or voidable.
Metric unit of electrical potential. Equal to the steady flow of one amp current against one ohm of resistance
Marine policy of insurance covering one trip and only the cargo on the trip.
Covering a room’s floor or stretching across the room.
Referring to an IRS regulation governing how capital loss from investments is recognized. Also called wash rule.
Shipping document travelling with shipment showing consigner and consignee, origin, destination, goods involved, weight and freight.
Mean where each item averaged is multiplied by a number based on its importance relative to others. Also known as weighted mean.
Clause that stipulates cover is suspended while things are occurring on the property.
Company’s advantage over its competition able to be exploited for profit over time.
Greatest sum a person is prepared to pay for a service or product.
Law phrase. (1) a dismissed case cannot be tried again, (2) court order is final. See without prejudice.
Outcome needed to be produced to finish a project and meet objectives.
Ratio of times a working capital is able to be converted to revenue in a period of accounting.
Worst outcome of many possibilities.
Business directory classified by business type.
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