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Category: L

LINE MANAGER

A revenue-generating department’s head manager accountable for policy making, target setting, decision making leading to successfully meeting an organization’s main objectives.

LINEHAUL

Long distance cargo transport for more than 1,500 kilometers or 1,000 miles between two major cities or ports.

LIST BROKER

Entity that sells categorized lists for use in direct mail campaigns, of people in a geographical area.

LIVE WIRE

current is flowing through this part of electrical wiring. Contrast to a ground wire or a neutral wire. Also known as hot wire.

LOADING

Built in to the insurance cost, this amount covers insurer operating cost, periodic insurer’s losses higher than anticipated, and interest earned from the insurer’s investments. The amount required to only cover losses

LOCKOUT AGREEMENT

An arrangement allowing a chosen, earnest buyer time to complete its purchase free of pressure from competition. Seller’s and buyer’s written or oral contract requiring that the seller not seek or accept

LOG-LINEAR LEAST-SQUARES METHOD

Statistical estimation technique for straight-line, linear relationships between two or more variables. A dependent variable is influenced by one or more independent variables in this case. The data values, converted to their

LONG END

A yield curve of more than seven years. Refer to belly of the curve and short end.

LONG TERM OBJECTIVES

Five years or longer strategy to achieve intended performance goals of an organization. Planned improvements of organization’s competitive position, profitability, technology leadership, investment gain, productivity, employee relations, and corporate image are considered

LOSS PAYEE

Entity receiving loss payout benefits, such as a mortgage borrower

LOUDERMILL RIGHTS

1985 US Supreme court decision, ‘Cleveland Board of Education vs. Loudermill’, gave public employee property rights in their jobs. A public employee cannot be terminated without due process involving a pre-termination hearing,

LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER

Business and financial capabilities, past performance, and reputation of this qualified bidder meets the required standards, with this bidder also having the lowest or best bid price.

LADING

1. Transporting vessel receiving its cargo. 2. Transportation vessel’s loaded cargo for transport. The cargo’s carrier issues a receipt known as a bill of lading.

LANHAM ACT

Regulations on commercial activities involving trademarks. Federal regulations that ensure trademarks are unique to their users. It intends to reduce consumer confusion seeking to identify well-known goods or services. Also known as

LAST IN FIRST OUT (LLFO)

An approach where the last acquired product is the first one out for sale. Refer to first in first out.

LATEST DATE FOR PRESENTATION

Submittal deadline a beneficiary of a letter of credit (L/C) has for required documents to receive the payment. If the L/C has no specified, either the L/C validity date or the date

LAW OF STATISTICAL REGULARITY

Statistical observation that any anomaly can be discovered by comparing different or larger samples if the samples from a large group of the test population trend to the group’s characteristics. Also refer

LEAD INVESTOR

Typically the venture capitalist initiating the deal, acting on behalf of the other investors. Oftentimes it is the partner or investor with the largest share of capital in a syndicated financing arrangement.

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