US government backed debt obligation with a maturity of less than a year. Also known as Till.

US government security that has a maturity date of 2, 3, 5 or 10 years.

Term describing the elite or upper class.

Seeming to be everywhere or existing everywhere; omnipresent.

Intended shipment recipient that is not the agent or bank where it is consigned to for purpose of delivery.

Individual or group that consumes services and goods.

Load of the absolute maximum a structure can bear without it failing.

The absolute load maximum a structure can stand before it will fail.

Oil tanker with a dead weight tonnage, DWT, betweem250,000 and 500,000.

A body exercising an invalid excess or power of authority.

Corporate activities at odds with the charter.

Wireless technology like Bluetooth able to transmit large bites of data over a short distance and over a wide band frequency and spectrum.

Technique used to locate defects in matter by passing sound energy through the material.

Sound waves that have a frequency above 20,000Hz and cannot be heard by humans.

Solar radiation that is invisible lying just beyond the violet end of a visible spectrum. Wavelength from 10 to 400 nanometres that harms living tissue.

Policy of liability insurance covering claims not covered or in excess of cover amount under basic policy for liability.

Transport recommendations for dangerous goods. Class 1-explosives, Class 2- gases, Class-3 flammable liquids, Class 4-flammable solids, Class5-Infectious and toxic substances, Class 6-organic peroxides and oxidant substances, Class7-radioactive material, Class 8- Corrosive substances,

Unused part of manufacturing costs that can’t be applied to earned income if level of production drops.

Indirect cost that can’t be spread to a few customers but must be spread over all customers according to a measure of volume.

A passenger’s baggage that is sent separately as cargo and not as accompanied baggage.