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YELLOW SHEETS

Listing daily of bid and ask prices for over the counter bonds. Produced by National Quotation Bureau.

ZERO COUPON CONVERTIBLE

Zero coupon bond that can be converted to common stock at a set price or if government issued into a bond bearing interest.

ZERO DEFECTS

Level of prevention of defects where output is within limits.

ZERO INVENTORIES

Stage of ‘just in time inventory control’ where any waste is removed and only on hand and required inventory is available.

ZERO LATENCY

Information technology. No time lag between information exchange to interfaces or the instant response to input.

ZERO-PROOF BOOKKEEPING

Used in small businesses and by individuals. Method of bookkeeping with a zero balance at end of the accounting period.

ZIP CODE

Code established by US Postal service to indicate each location. Has since been made 9 digits allowing more accurate identification of a location. Stands for Zoning Improvement Plan.

ZIPPED FILE

File of compressed data that can be expanded when received using an unzipping program.

ZIPPER CLAUSE

Provision of collective bargaining agreements stating that all parts of the agreement are contained and nothing has ben left out.

ZOMBIE DEBT

Term describing old debts bought to life by actions of collecting it.

ZONING

Legislative process dividing land into zones for different uses such as industrial, open space, residential. See zonation.

ZZZZ BEST

Company created by Barry Minnow in the 1980’s that appeared to be successful but most of the profits were from crime , fraud or fabricated. Went public in 1986, bankrupt in 1987.

WRITE

Term for the action of accepting an insurance application and insuring a risk.

WRITE DOWN

Downward revision of an asset’s book value reflecting current drop in market value.

WRITE OFF

Accounting. Where an asset is uncollectable and considered to be a loss.

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