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Category: H

HIRED AUTOMOBILE

A car that is not the insured parties or a member of their household. It is rented by the insured party.

HOCKEY STICK BIDDING

When brokers offer a part of an investment to buy at an inflated price. It is unfair and opens firms to fraud charges.

HOLISTIC

A view on the knowledge that uses nature, functions, components, interactions, and relationships.

HONOR SYSTEM

An arrangement where customers help themselves and are trusted to pay for what they take.

HORIZONTAL MARKETING

Merging firms on one level to get more opportunities. Resources are combined andmoved to make the most profit. Refer to vertical marketing system.

HOST COMPUTER

A main compter that is connected to others it gives data to on a network. Its like a server in the client server system.Every computer is a peer and a host on

HABITAT

1. the environmental conditions of a place. 2. the surroundings an organizm or species is adapted to that meets its needs. It can be light, moisture, temperature, food, and predators. It can

HALON

A fake chemical with one or two atoms of bromine and halogens. It is in fire extinguishers and is not reactive. It is destructive to the ozone layer.

HAPPY HOUR

The week day tiem of 4-7pm when bars get busy due to people leaving work.

HARD SELLING

Putting pressure on a potential client to make them make fast decisions. If the person is lazy its a good method but if they are not is is not a good idea.

HEAT LOAD

Heat required to take out in a period of time. It is measured in BTUs or watts.

HECTARE

The land area of 10,000 m2, 107,639 ft2, 11,959 y3, 10ares, or 2.47acres.

HELP WANTED ADVERTISING

An ad in the paper an employer places to find a new employee. It shows the job vacancies and economic growth.

HETEROSKEDASTIC

Data sample or process that has errors from distributions and different values for each variable. It is the chance of error in a sample.

HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION

A digital TV stystem that uses an image of 720 lines or more of resolution. It is clearer and shows HD formats and Bluray DVDs.

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