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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 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.

TARIFF CONCESSION SCHEME

The Australian Tax that is levied on all imported goods that do not contain any materials that have been produced locally.

TARIFF ANOMALY

Situation where import duties on raw materials, components or partly completed goods are greater than on the finished goods. See tariff escalation.

TARGET LEVERAGE RATIO

The money amount that a company can pay off for expenses and not compromise the revenue earned.

TARIFF ESCALATION

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

TASK SIGNIFICANCE

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

SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE

An artificial language such as Mathematics that uses symbols to avoid any ambiguities or inadequacies of a natural language like English.

SYNCHRONIZED PRODUCTION

The process where each run of production will put out an identical sequence of items in terms of quantity, mix and rate. See synchronized manufacturing.

TARIFF RATE QUOTA

The import quota allowing a limited quantity of merchandise to enter a country that is to be consumed at a tariff at a reduced rate. Tariff quota.

TARGET INCOME

Amount of revenue that a company wants to generate in the current accounting period.

SYNOPSIS

The brief summary or outline of main points of articles, plans or books.

SYMBOL

Sign or word used to indicate or signify an idea, relationship or object.

SYSTEM

1. Detailed procedures, methods and routines to carry out an activity, problem solve or perform a duty. 2. Purposeful organized structure that is regarded as a whole and consists of interdependent and

SYNCHRONOUS

Latin-with time. The sequence of events that occur together or at a fixed interval that is timed by a clock.

SURVEILLANCE

Observation and collection of data to provide evidence for a purpose.

STRUCTURAL FUND

European funds invested for purposes of economic development in Europe’s poorer nations.

SYMMETRICAL DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (SDSL)

A single line digital subscriber line, DSL, offering 2.3 Mbps of bandwidth in both directions over phone lines to a length of 10,000 feet with no repeaters. Also called High Speed digital

SYNDROME

A group of symptoms occurring together to indicate a certain disease or condition is present.

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