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CABLEGRAM

Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters. It is a compound term formed from the Greek words far and write. Radiotelegraphy or wireless telegraphy transmits messages

CABOTAGE

Restriction of the operation of sea, air, or other transport services within or into a particular country to that country’s own transport services.

CACHE

A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place or a hidden or inaccessible storage place for valuables, provisions, or ammunition.

CADBURY RULES

Certain guidelines that are specified by the UK’s Cadbury Committee. The rules are for Corporation Governance’ which submitted their report in 1992. The objective of the report is to raise the confidence

CAFETERIA BENEFIT PLAN

A plan that allows employees to choose the allocation of their premiums and the composition of their benefits.

CAFETERIA PLAN

A cafeteria plan is a type of employee benefit plan offered in the United States pursuant to Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. Its name comes from the earliest such plans

CAIRNS GROUP

An interest group of 19 agricultural exporting countries, composed of Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand,

CALAMITY CALL

A provision in a COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION requiring a portion of the issue to be retired if PREPAYMENTS rise to a level where insufficient CASH FLOW exists to meet scheduled payments of

CALCULATE

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically or include as an essential element in one’s plans.

CALCULATED

Carefully planned or intended or (of an amount or number) mathematically worked out or measured.

CALCULUS

The branch of mathematics that deals with the finding and properties of derivatives and integrals of functions, by methods originally based on the summation of infinitesimal differences. The two main types are

CALCULUS OF VOTING

Refers to any mathematical model which predicts voting behavior by an electorate, including such features as participation rate. A calculus of voting represents an hypothesized decision-making process.

CALENDAR YEAR DEDUCTIBLE

The amount that you pay to providers before insurance starts to pay, each calendar year (January 1 to December 31).

CALIPER

An instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.

CALL

Shout out or chant (the steps and figures) to people performing a square dance or country dance, cry out to (someone) in order to summon them or attract their attention or summon

CALL ACCOUNTING

A Call Accounting System is a telecommunications software or hardware application that captures, records, and costs telephone usage events.

CALL BARRING

Calls to premium rate numbers can be blocked by asking your phone company for a bar on premium rate calls. The bill payer needs to contact the phone company to arrange for

CALL CENTER

An office set up to handle a large volume of telephone calls, esp. for taking orders and providing customer service.

CALL CONTRACT

An arrangement in which a buyer may ask the seller to give contracted goods for prices that are lower than the terms specified in the contract.

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