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1. Draft or outline copy ready for suggestions and comments. 2. Third party used as a cover in illegal or shady deals. 3. Nominee director. 4. A weak or flawed person with
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1. Draft or outline copy ready for suggestions and comments. 2. Third party used as a cover in illegal or shady deals. 3. Nominee director. 4. A weak or flawed person with
Effected change in the frame work of an economy by impacts of policy reforms by reduction of state intervention and protectionism.
An agent who reports to another agent and not directly to the company.
Promotional messages sent to the recipient who is not aware of any messages.
Enterprise that is controlled by another by owning more than 50 % of voting stock. See affiliate.
The arrangement where two or more parties are acting as a security for each other.
Tasteless and odorless chemical element with a pale yellow color.
An older and still important industry slowly losing investor favor due to falling capacity for generating employment and profits.
Used at NASDAQ, it is an integrated electronic order entry and execution system.
information attached to offers, agreements, financial statements etc. to provide a back up of the document. Also known as supporting document or supporting schedule.
Observation and collection of data to provide evidence for a purpose.
Crude oil that has less than 1 percent of sculpture by weight.
Close relationship existing between 2 organisms where one gets a benefit from the relationship.
Interaction between entities, agents, substances or factors to produce a greater effect than the total of all the individual effects. Opposite of antagonism. See synergism.
A judgment allowing 2 possibilities that are ‘either or’ such as yes/no, right/wrong etc.
Deed where the seller guarantees title to the property being sold was not impaired during the time the seller held the title but there is no assurance about previous holders.
1. Pay money for goods and services. See spending. 2. Use of a resource like time for example.
A large order that has been broken up into smaller orders that are completed one at a time.
Technology for wireless communication such as CDMA, TDMA, transmitting and receiving signals over a wide band or spectrum of frequencies.
Metal product more resistant o staining, corrosion and rust. It is an alloy of carbon and iron.
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