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PRESTIGE PRODUCTS

Products that are deemed to be of an extremely high quality, due to added benefits that the buyer will supposedly obtain from it, and thus such products are highly priced.

PRIMARY BUSINESS PURPOSE

Stating business as the primary purpose for undertaking a travel, as opposed to pleasure. For taxation purposes, a business travel is eligible for complete deductions in transportation and half price for meals.

PRINTER

A device that is usually external that prints materials that are desired by the user. The use of small pixels by the printer, allows the transder of the image from the screen

PRIVACY LAW

A regulation or law that safeguards the intention of an intention to not be disturbed, and not collate any information pertaining to him/her.

PRIVATE MORALITY

The private conduct of an individual that not of concern to the society or the government and thus does not warranty an intrusion. In contrast, public morality refers to the actions that

PROBABILITY OF ACCEPTANCE

When subject to a specific sampling routine, it is the standard percentage of goods that is deemed to be of acceptable quality.

PROCEDURAL LAW

The technical aspects of a legal system that states the steps that need to followed while enforcing criminal or civil law.

PRODUCT FRANCHISING

Order in which a firm or franchiser supplies a product family to a certain dealer or franchisee who associates with the brand name of the producer. Usually product franchisees are exlusive brand

PROFIT

It is total revenue minus total cost. It is th amount on which the tax is levied.

PROMOTER

A person or persons who want to sell or put forward and idea for a project or a business plan to another party. The other party can decide to lend support or

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

The term used by real estate agents when they manage the leasing, maintaining and advertising for a particular house or business. It can include finding tenants, collecting rent monies and looking after

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

These are the rights that the owner of any proprietary information has. These rights are protected under various laws. In contracting situations it means all of the information the contractor uses such

PROTECTION CLASS

This is a level of rating that is given to the amount of fire protection in an area. The rate is decided upon by the Grading Schedule of Cities and Towns. The

PROXY INDICATOR

Also known as an indirect indicator. It is an indirect sign or measure that can approximate or can be representative of a phenomenon without the presence of a direct sign or measure.

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

This is a system put in place by the federal and state governments to ensure the well being of low income members of the community. It comprises of welfare services for the

PUBLIC SECTOR

The sector of an economy that is not controlled by any private organisation. This sector provides the services and goods to the public that aren’t provided by the private sector.

PUBLISH

A way to communicate a document or information by way of media such as print, radio and television. A book or document that can be published for the benefit of readers or

PURE ENDOWMENT

An endowment policy that is paid when the person in the endowment is still alive. An endowment policy runs for a set number of years than matures and is paid out to

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