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PREFERRED POSITION RATE

The rate at which a publication would alow a client to place an ad in its ‘preferred position’.

PREMATURITY

A situation in which the claim launched by the plaintiff hasn’t fully grown to become an actual claim.

PREFERRED HABITAT THEORY

A theory which states that individual investors generally have a preferred limit of lengths when it comes to the maturity of any bond, and an investor is only liable to go out

PREFERRED BIDDER

A bidder who has been preferred over others, by a company who is holding an auction.

PREMISE

Any assumption or information which forms the basis of a conclusion.

PREEMPT SPOT

Booking a certain slot for a TV commercial, etc. in advance. It can be switched in case another advertiser decides to pay full money for a certain slot.

PRE-FUNDED BOND

A bond that has been issued by the government. Generally, it is already backed up by several securities of the government which are set in escrow.

PREMIUM OFFER

A technique in which two or more products are sold in one piece, as a bundle. Generally, a premium offer is used to increase sales of a product.

PREMIUM RECEIPT

A receipt given out to a policy holder, by the insurer or an agent on behalf of the insurer, which provides confirmation that payment has been received.

PREMIUM LOAN

A loan that is given by the insured party to the insurer.

PREFEASIBILITY STUDY

When large projects are to be constructed, a prefeasibility study is carried out in order to decide whether or not the project will be worth proceeding with or not.

PREMIUM REFUND

A clause included in certain policies, which grants the beneficiary a refund on the face amount of their policy, including all of the premiums that they have paid so far.

PREMIUM DISCOUNT

A discount given to any policy holder if they decide to pay all of their premium for the year in advance.

PRE-MONEY VALUATION

The evaluation of the value of a firm, before it is sold. Valuation is done by issuing new shares, and then multiplying the price to earnings ratio by the periodic earnings of

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