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SPEND

1. Pay money for goods and services. See spending. 2. Use of a resource like time for example.

SPENDING PHASE

Part of person’s life where money spent if from existing assets as income has been reduced significantly.

SPENDING PLAN

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

SPENDING POWER

Granted legislature authority to administration allowing it to spend funds that are public in line with a budget that is approved.

SPENDTHRIFT CLAUSE

Clause stopping the beneficiary’s creditor’s ability to collect benefits before they are received by the beneficiary.

SPENDTHRIFT PROVISION

A condition in trusts barring one or more beneficiaries from pledging or spending benefits before they are received.

SPIFF

Slang term. The sum of money that is paid by the vendor’s salesman to the retailer’s salesman for motivation to push the goods of the vendor.

SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES

MSDS, Material Safety Data Sheet, term covering equipment, precautions and methods to control and cleanup after a spill or leak.

SPILLOUT EFFECT

The impact that is caused by a change in demand or supply that causes a similar effect on other markets.

SPINOFF

Corporate divestiture accomplished by (1)creating a subsidiary and new shares will be issued or (2) leveraged buy out by subsidiary management.

SPLIT DEPRECIATION

Method used in accounting where asset depreciation is split into 2 parts (1) profit and loss account and (2)part attributed to value increase charged to a revaluation reserve.

SPLIT DOLLAR PLAN

A contract for life insurance jointly purchased by an employee and employer.

SPLIT LIMIT

General term referring to coverage that is divided into separate amounts depending on the loss type.

SPLIT OFF POINT

A production process juncture where the product stream splits up into 2 or more distinct products which are identifiable as a joint product.

SPLIT ORDER

A large order that has been broken up into smaller orders that are completed one at a time.

SPLIT RATIO

Ratio of outstanding shares in comparison to amount of original shares before a stock split.

SPLIT RUN

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

SPLIT SHIPMENT

The breaking up into 2 or more shipments of a larger shipment, either sent together or separately.

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