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CASUAL LABOR

Temporary or part-time employment to perform various services.

CASUAL LABORER

Temporary or part-time laborer who performs various services. An hour or a day is the typical work duration.

CATALOG

Description and prices of available goods or services for sale published electronically or printed as a list. Distribution can be any current media.

CATALOG AGGREGATOR

A company in Internet commerce that aggregates, collects, data on products from various sources to allow easy consumer comparison, source, and ordering of items exhibiting stable pricing and specification.

CATALOG MARKETING

Mail or email presentation of goods and services directly to perspective buyers. Source of items may from several different vendors or one vendor.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER

Pollution reduction device that eliminates or reduces substantially emissions. Usually attached to a car or engine exhaust system. Converts three specific substances from harmful to benign. Carbon monoxide converts from poisonous gas

CATASTROPHE

Incomprehensible loss and damage to life and assets having immense consequences.

CATASTROPHE EXCESS REINSURANCE

Catastrophe insurer reinsurance type. Catastrophe is categorized at magnitude, such as an earthquake or hurricane; creates total loss;

CATASTROPHE SWAP

Investors use this options contract to swap or exchange a portion of the difference of insurance premiums to losses caused by claims with a fixed payment. New York Catastrophe Exchange is trading

CATASTROPHIC LOSS

Events whose consequences are extremely harsh in their severity, relating to one or more losses such as bankruptcy, total loss of assets, or loss of life.

CATCH LINE

An important part of branding or identification or image. A simple, catchy phrase usually tied to a logo or brand; Embodies the appeal or purpose of a firm or a product; when

CATCHBALL

Decision-making where information and ideas go back and forth, thrown about, running up and down an organization in a mutually participative manner.

CATEGORY DEVELOPMENT INDEX (CDI)

Index of a product category, such as soft drinks, for example. Ratio of sales to the population of a specific area. It is beneficial in estimating the growth potential of a brand

CATEGORY MANAGEMENT

Marketing strategy for managing a full line of products instead of the individual products or brands. Managing occurs as a strategic business unit (SBU). The concept’s basis is that the entire product

CAUSAL

Category of cause-and-effect link or relationship. Refer to causal model.

CAUSAL MODELING

Phenomenon of mathematical representation where one or more dependent variables exhibiting cause-and-effect, or causal, relationship with one or more independent variables. Documented examples of causal modeling are ARMA and ARIMA.

CAUSE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS

A method leading to the listing of all possible reasons and outcomes associated with a particular problem or situation. It is a group process direct at uncovering possible or probable causal factors

CAUSE OF LOSS FORM

A form that lists specific causes of loss covered by a commercial insurance policy; usually an attachment to that policy.

CB LEADING INDEX

More commonly known as the leading economic index. Uses 10 leading indicators to generate a composite average. These indicators are also used to determine highs and lows in the business cycle. As

CBI REALIZED SALES

Established in 1983 by the Confederation of British Industry as a measure of early retail sales in the United Kingdom for the month. Based on Distributive Trades Surveys, given to retailers, the

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