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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR

A person working in ideas and innovations to improve the life of others and society.

SOCIAL ORIENTATION

A philosophy in business that takes the well being of a society into account as well as the customers’ satisfaction.

SOCIOECONOMIC

The study of economic and social factors influencing a society’s behaviour.

SOFT WATER

Water that does not containe high levels of dissolved solids such as minerals that make it hard to lather. Soft water lathers easily.

SOLAR ENERGY

Energy that is transmitted by the sun in electromagnetic waves. It is the basis fir all life on Earth. It can be harnessed by solar cells, stored and then used.

SOROPTOMY

The opposite of monopoly where a customer is served by a large number of suppliers without the prospect of getting any more.

SOUTH

A collective term applied to all dveloping countries that are located South of a dveloped country that is known as North.

SPECIAL PURPOSE CORPORATION (SPC)

A legal entitiy that is created in order to insulate an issuer of an asset based security from the originator of said asset. A special purpose vehicle.

SALARY STRUCTURE

A list of wages and the associated benefits for each wage level and grade.

SALMONELLOSIS

The gastroenteritis caused by the injestion of salmonella bacteria. Symptoms include vomiting, diarohea, fever and haedache. Fatal to young and elderly patients.

SATIATION

An activities saturation level where the maximum benefit is reached.

SCANDALOUS STATEMENT

Abuse that is either written or spoken that is defamatory or disgraceful in content. If made in court it may be struck from proceedings.

SCIENCE

Knowledge that is comprised of verifiable and measurable facts that hav ebeen acquired by the application of a scientific method.

SCRAMBLING

The deliberate distortion or encoding of a signal to make it unreadable by unauthorized persons.

SEARCH WARRANT

An order from a court allowing the thorough search by police of a selected location looking for evidence or illegal goods or a person wanted for questioning.

SECOND INJURY FUND

A fund that is to aid emplyers who hire disabled or handicapped workers. It is the purpose of compensating for any further injury to the employee.

SECONDARY DISASTER

A disater that is started by a first disaster and happens after the initial disaster. Such as a fire that occurs after an earthquake.

SECTOR

1. General. A distinct, large subdivision that is defined on the basis of a common factor. Also a segment.2. Data storage. The area of a disk that is the smallest amount that

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