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DELAYED PAYMENT CLAUSE

A rule in life insurance concerning payout of death benefits. It occurs when the beneficiary is dead and other listed must be paid.

DELAYERING

Reducing the size of a business by firing management. The organization structure is flatter.

DELEGATIVE LEADERSHIP

When a leader gives authority to make decisions to the employees but is responsible for the results.

DELEGATUS NON POTEST DELEGARE

A law stating the agent with authority cannot act without the delegator permission or implied permissin. It is fundamental to administrative law.

DELETING

Erasing data from a storage medium. The space left is used.

DELINQUENCY

Not repaying a debt as agreed. 2 missing payments is considered delinquent for consumer loans but it takes 15-30 days for credit cards.

DELINQUENCY RATIO

The past due payments divided by the total loans. It is the way a bank’s quality is shown in their portfolio.

DELISTING

Taking stock from the exchange causing rule violations and inability to meet requirements of purchases when they are due.

DELIVERABLE

A report done when a contract demands it. This term also applies to individual items.

DELIVERABLE ASSET

The specific type and quality of a financial or physical ASSET that can be delivered under the terms of an EXCHANGETRADED DERIVATIVE. Many contracts provide the selling party with the ability to

DELIVERED EX QUAY (DEQ)

When the buyer and seller agree bring anoder to the port. The cost of bringing the goods to the warehouse is on the buyer as well as duties, taxes, and charages from

DELIVERED EX SHIP

When the seller does their part to ship by boat by importing to the buyers country.

DELIVERED PRICE

The selling price plus charges up to delivery as decided by buyer or seller.

DELPHI METHOD

Predicting analysis that uses feedback to make a consensus among experts. It is done anonymously. The issue is circulated and commented on until an agreement is reached. AKA delphi forecasting.

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