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TARGET ORGAN EFFECT

Symptoms and signs that are produced by substances that will injure a certain part of the body or organs.

TARIFF ESCALATION

Situation where import duties on components are lowest and then they increase towards the finished goods. See tariff anomaly.

TARGET POPULATION

The particular group of people that have been identified as the recipient of a campaign, product or advertisement.

TARIFF WAR

The counter balancing of tariff rates by one country that is a retaliatory act in relation to another country to gain advantages in trade.

TARGET START DATE

The calendar date when a goal or project is to be started. The date is initially an estimate that adjusts as the day nears for the launch of the new endeavor.

TARGET RISK

The prospective holders of policies that are divided by age, race, sex and other demographic factors.

TARIFF SCHEDULE

The list of prices, rates and charges that have ben arranged in some sort of order and are published. See import tariff schedule and shipping tariff schedule.

TARGETING STRATEGY

Selection of customers by a business wishing to sell services or products. Use market segments and choosing which ones to target.

TARGET FINISH DATE

Calendar date when a project is to be completed. It starts as an estimate and may be changed as the date nears.

TASK SIGNIFICANCE

The extent of the importance of an identifiable piece of work to other s within and outside of the organization.

TAX AVOIDANCE

The lawful tax liability minimization that occurs from a sound financial plan. Tax avoidance is legal but tax evasion is not.

TARGET RATE

The rate is established by the banking institution’s Asset Liability Committee that is used to set the attractive reprising for maturing deposits or loans.

SUBSTANTIALLY AS FOLLOWS

Term at the start of a clause indicating authority is granted to alter the clause provisions in order to meet special requirements or situations.

SYMPOSIUM

A discussion by a panel of experts on a certain topic with participation from the audience.

SUBSURETY

Added surety with less liability than the surety that is the principal that is contingent with the non-performance of the principal or earlier one.

SUCCESS TO THE SUCCESSFUL

Term from system dynamics for the situation of a successful competitor will be rewarded by an economic system with more resources that come at the expense of competitors less successful.

SUBSURETYSHIP

The arrangement where two or more parties are acting as a security for each other.

SUBTRACTIVE COLORS

Colors used in the four color printing process, C, cyan, M, magenta, Y, yellow and black that overlap to produce other colors.

SUBSYSTEM

A group of inter-connected and interactive components that perform important tasks as part of a larger system.

SUICIDE CLAUSE

Life insurance provision where the policy will not pay for suicide within 2 years of the start date.

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