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Category: H

H-BEAM

A hot rolled steel beam.It has a h shaped cross section used in piling and retaining walls.

HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

A party that gives health care to a customer. They are either a HMO or PPO. They see all patients in the network.

HEARSAY EVIDENCE

Testimony about out of court statements that are involving someone other than the person that is testifying. It is inadmissible because it cannot be cross examined. Civil court will use it as

HEAVY LIFT VESSEL

A craft made to load and unload cargo. Ships have cranes on them for ramps or can use semisubmersible tools to do the operatoins. It can haul upto 100 tons.

HEISENBERG EFFECT

The idea that the act of being a player can change the game. Answers are given based on what the interviewer wants to hear. Refer to observer inseperability. It is named after

HERFINDAHL INDEX

The size of firms in relation to the industry. It relates to the competition on the market. AKA Herfindahl-Hirchman Index (HHI). It is named after Orris C Herfindahl.

HIDDEN UNEMPLOYMENT

Unemployed parties that are not in unemployment figures the government releases. It happens because figures include people that are seeking employment. Those not looking or have given up are not counted and

HIGH PRICE STRATEGY

Used when a super premium segment is near the top of a market, a cheaper product is crowding the bottom, and when the scope is a prestige brand.

HIGHLY PROTECTED RISK

The highest risk when frequency and loss addresses smoke alarms, water hydrants, and sprinkler systems. There is a low premium rate.

HOLDER IN DUE COURSE

A term for the original holder of an instrument that takes it in good faith and exchanges something valuable for it. AKA protected holder.

HOLOGRAPHIC WILL

A signed will hand written that is legally binding. See, What Is a Holographic Will?

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.

HOT STONE RULE

A management method that states discipline should follow after the incident, give proper warning, be consistent, and be impersonal.

HAIRCUT

1. cutting excess without losing the main goal. 2. the difference betwen the market and loan advanced based on an asset. Refer to loan asset. 3. the margin between the buying and

HANDHELD COMPUTER

A small device that works like a laptop but is not one. It can have a calendar, diary, data management, word processing, network, and internet access. AKA personal digitial assistant.

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