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STAY OF ACTION

a term used when a case is postponed, usually until a matter pending is taken care of.

SETTLE PROPERTY

a term used to determine the future of a property so it will not be impaired or harmed by its current occupant.

SPECIALIZATION

The community, organization or groups agreement that sees the person with the appropriate skills assume the responsibility for the task.

SPENDING PLAN

A budget that comprises all of the department budgets for a period of accounting, project or program.

SPLIT RUN

Technique in scheduling ads where 2 ads are run to see which is the more effective.

SPREAD TRADING

Strategy in trading by the buying simultaneously of a security and selling a related security against it. Called pairs trading.

STANDARD STOCK ITEM

An article that is approved for procurement, issue or storage and is normally kept at hand.

STARTUP COSTS

A cost that does not recur in the start up of a business. Also known as start up expenses.

STATUTORY TRUST

Trust that is created by an operation of law where real property is held by trustees for the immediate or essential sale using their discretion.

STOCHASTIC

The model or situation that contains a random, unpredictable element that has no order or pattern.

STOP GO POLICY

Short term policy that keeps a balance between 2 objectives that appear to be in contradiction with each other.

STORYBOARD

Blueprint depicting sequence of scenes of a commercial for TV with sketches text and pictures.

STRATEGIC

Decisions designed to create favorable impact on key factors to create a desired outcome. See tactical.

STREET PRICE

A retail price lower than that advertised and which can vary daily.

STRUCTURAL FUND

European funds invested for purposes of economic development in Europe’s poorer nations.

SUBASSEMBLY

Collecting parts together to be a unit that is used to make a larger item or a final item.

SUBOPTIMIZATION

Situation where less than the best yield is produced due to a lack of co-ordination between different elements.

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