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TEASER AD

Front runner for an advertising campaign revealing only a small amount of information about the product or advertiser.

TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN

Philosophy of management pushing for developing new services and goods based on a firms abilities in technical practices.

TEMP

A shortened term for a temporary employee hired for a short time.

TEROTECHNOLOGY

Approach using mint disciplines to get the maximum benefit economically from physical assets.

TEXT DOCUMENT

Printed, online or written document presenting or communicating a narrative or a table of data that forms a report, memorandum, letter, article etc.

THERAPEUTIC ALTERNATIVES

Drug alternative with a different make up chemically but will treat a condition the same manner as other drugs.

THIRD WORLD

Name that groups all the poorest nations of Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East that have a colonial past and are developing, less developed or a least developed country.

THROUGHPUT CONTRACT

Take or pay contract in gas and oil industry often used as an indirect guarantee for financing.

TIME TO EXPIRY

Time remaining before a warrant will expire where it will no longer have any value.

TOBIN’S ‘Q’ THEORY

Theory in Economics of behaviour of an investment where ‘Q’ is the ratio of market value to replacement cost of share capital.

TONTINE ANNUITY

Joint annuity where the amounts received by beneficiaries increases as number of beneficiaries decrease. Also known as Last survivor annuity.

TOPOLOGY

1. General. Physical space study concerned with surface properties unaffected by order, contiguity and position relatively. 2. Networking. Network’s map of the wiring scheme.

TOWING COSTS

Optional insurance covering towing of a vehicle a pre-determined distance.

TRADING AS (T/A)

Bank account designation for business and personal transactions. See doing business as.

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