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PRORATION OF BENEFITS

This is made when more than one policy covers one incident that requires payment of medical bills. These adjustments are made to a medical bill that is covered by more than one

PROVED DEVELOPED RESERVES (PDR)

This is the quantity of a natural resource such as coal, oil and gas that is able to be extracted from the wells and mines that are currently operating with the same

PSEPHOLOGY

The science of sampling opinions that are held are by the general population. We call them opinion polls and they are everywhere you look when an election is iminent. It is from

PUBLIC FLOAT

The number of shares that are for sale to the public when a company enters the stock market. These shares do not include the number of shares that are held by the

PUBLIC OFFICIAL BOND

This is a surety bond that is overseen by a principal. The company putting up the surety bond guarantees that this person will carry out their job by properly managing all of

PUBLIC USE

The availabilty of an invention for use by the public. An application for a patent can be done unless the invention has been in use for more than a year. If it

PUMP PRIMING

A sum of money that is put into the economy, usually by the government to give a boost to a slow economy. The amount is usually relatively small and goes into public

PURE RENT

Income that is received from the use of a resource. During this use, this product is not destroyed by consumers. The income bears no relation or response to the price of the

PYRAMID SCHEME

Same as a Ponzi scheme. One person recruits a person to a retail scheme then that person recruits people and son on and son until the first person has an increasing number

PREPAID TUITION PROGRAM

Private or state run funds that allows adults to save up for their heir’s future education at the today’s lower tuition costs.

PRESERVATIVE

An additive chemical that is used to prevent a food or material from decay due to the presence of micro-organisms. Preservatives also prevent unwanted chemical reactions from occuring that may potentially spoil

PRICE DETERMINATION

The interaction between the demand and supply in the free market that is used to determine the costs for a goods or service. TLD Example: The unexpected cold weather is expected to influence

PRINCIPLE

A primary concept, assumption, etc that is held to be true and fundamental for a particular field, procedure, knowledge. It is used to predict the course of related entities.

PRIOR CHARGE

The right of the lender to claim the borrower’s assets under the terms of the loan agreement. If the borrower’s assets are liquidated. The holder of the prior charge is the one

PRIVATE FOUNDATION

An organization that is not related to the government and is notforprofit. The directors and trustees of the foundation contribute and manage the accounts. Usually, charitable institutions, and other related activities are

PRO RATA RATE

The rate for a time period that is shorter than the contract period.

PROBATE PRICE

For the purpose of inheritance taxes, the price of the shares are determined. It is computed by first taking the difference of the offered and bid prices, dividing it by four and

PROCYCLIC

In direct relation to the overall state of the economy. The value of an asset is procyclic if it moves in tandem with the economy.

PRODUCTIVITY

It is an economic tool used to measure the efficiency of a worker, capital output unit, system and economy in transforming inputs into outputs.

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