... second edition
The vocabulary of banking and finance, like that of so many modern
disciplines, moves forward rapidly, and we have expanded and edited the
text of the dictionary to keep pace with ... matters as the
issue of shares, the conduct of meetings
and the appointment of directors
ć
This
procedure is not allowed under the arti-
cles of association of the company.
articles of incorporation
/
ɑtk(ə)lz ... behalf of the account
holder, and giving specimen signatures
and relevant information
banknote
/
bŋknəυt
/
noun
1.
a
piece of printed paper money (in Eng-
land, issued by the Bank of England;...
... (sum of x) (sum of y)]
[(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[ (sum of x) (sum of x)]
where: n = # of observations (36 months)
x = rate of return for the S&P 500 Index
y = rate of return for the fund
Dictionary ... movement of capital,
labor, all goods and services, and involves the harmonization and unification of social, fiscal, and monetary
policies.
Economies of scale
The decrease in the marginal cost of ... makeup of the liabilities and stockholders' equity side of the balance sheet, especially
the ratio of debt to equity and the mixture of short and long maturities.
Capital surplus
Amounts of...
... beta of a stock is determined as follows:
[(n) (sum of (xy)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of y)]
[(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of x)]
where: n = # of observations (24-60 months)
x = rate of return ... (sum of x) (sum of y)]
[(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[ (sum of x) (sum of x)]
where: n = # of observations (36 months)
x = rate of return for the S&P 500 Index
y = rate of return for the fund
Dictionary ... makeup of the liabilities and stockholders' equity side of the balance sheet, especially
the ratio of debt to equity and the mixture of short and long maturities.
Capital surplus
Amounts of...
... S&P 500 Index
where: n = # of observations (24-60 months)
[(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of x)]
[(n) (sum of (xy)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of y)]
The beta of a stock is determined as follows: ... strategy using options with continuous adjustment of the number of options used,
as a function of the delta of the option.
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Dictionary of Finantial and Business Terms
Lico Reis - Consultoria & ...
division of a company that generates a steady and significant amount of free cash flow.
Cash conversion cycle The length of time between a firm's purchase of inventory and the receipt of cash...
... trees and a long
tongue to catch insects inside the
tree.
woodwind
[
"wUd wInd
] n. a group
of musical instruments, many of
which are made of wood or used
to be made of wood, and many of
which ... loudly.
yellow
[
"jEl o
]
1.
n. the color of a
ripe lemon or of the yolk of an
egg. (Plural only for types and
instances.)
2.
the adj. use of Q.
(Comp: yellower; sup: yellowest.)
3.
adj. ... woodiest.)
2.
adj. [of a plant] containing
wood. (Comp: woodier; sup:
woodiest.)
wool
[
"wUl
]
1.
n. the soft, curly hair
of sheep and goats. (Plural only
for types and instances.)
2.
n.
thread,...
... annuities offer deferral of taxes with the
option of withdrawing one's funds in the form of life annuity.
Deficit
An excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits, or of expenditure ... movement of capital,
labor, all goods and services, and involves the harmonization and unification of social, fiscal, and monetary
policies.
Economies of scale
The decrease in the marginal cost of ... of (xy)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of y)]
[(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of x)]
where: n = # of observations (24-60 months)
x = rate of return for the S&P 500 Index
y = rate of return for the...
... rate of return for the fund
x = rate of return for the S&P 500 Index
where: n = # of observations (36 months)
[(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[ (sum of x) (sum of x)]
[(n) (sum of (xy)) ]-[ (sum of ... balance of payments accounting and refer to
adjustments in reserves owing to monetization or demonetization of gold, allocation or cancellation of SDRs, and
revaluation of the various components of ...
division of a company that generates a steady and significant amount of free cash flow.
Cash conversion cycle The len
g
th of time between a firm's purchase of inventor
y
and the receipt of...
... edition of the Oxford Dictionary of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It was a remarkable work
of scholarship, arising from the work of journal editors and
scientific writers. Since then the landscape ... constituent of the thin filaments of muscle and
of the microfilaments found in practically all eukaryotic cells – it
comprises 5–10% of the protein of such cells (see actin filament). In
solutions of ... enlargement
of the bones of the hands, feet, head, and chest with thickening of
the skin, lips, and vocal chords. It is caused by excessive secretion
of, or increased sensitivity to, somatotropin, and...
... somersault
backhand (bowls) the part of the rink to the left of
a right-handed player, and to the right of a left-
handed player; (tennis) (1) (of) a stroke with the
back of the hand facing toward ... part of the court to the left of a right-
handed player, and to the right of a left-handed
player, where it often necessary to play backhand
backhand chop (table tennis) a chop made back-
hand
backhand ... big
Dictionary of
Sports and Games
Terminology
ADRIAN ROOM
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London
ALSO BY ADRIAN ROOM
AND FROM MCFARLAND
Dictionary of...
... values and principles, which are referred to as mandatory ethics.
aspirational professional standards
Standards of professional practice that exceed the minimum standards
mandated by a code of professional ... ter-
mination of parental rights, and child support matters.
beyond a reasonable doubt
The highest standard of proof required to convict an individual of a crime.
It represents probability in the range of ... act.
clear and convincing evidence
The second level of proof utilized in both civil and criminal cases. It is the
standard often used in hearings concerning involuntary connement of
the mentally...
... The De
Beneftciis,
one of a group of Moral
Essays, deals with the nature and effects of benefaction, of giving and
receiving. The De Ira treats of anger and the ways of controlling it. Stoic ...
Cupid's arrows were of two kinds, gold that kindled love and lead that drove it
away. Bow and arrow are the attribute of
APOLLO,
andof the huntress DIANA
and hence of LUNA with whom Diana ... wind, and in allegories of the
FOUR SEASONS
the personification of Winter. He
is
old and has flowing grey locks and
wings. He loved Oreithyia, the daughter of a legendary king of Athens
and, ...
... product of the length of any side
and the length of the corresponding altitude.
amicablepairofintegers Two positive in-
tegers m and n such that the sum of the positive
divisors of both m and n ... R
3
canbevisu-
alizedbylookingatthepartofthebundleover
themiddlecircleofM:thispartofthebundle
isagainaMöbiusband.Onecanseethisby
takinganormaldirection(perpendiculartothe
surfaceoftheMöbiusband)atanypointand
walkingaroundthebandalongthemiddlecir-
cle.Thenormalvectorwillbepointinginthe
oppositedirection.Thisisnottrueforthecylin-
der(S
1
× ... Letnbeapositiveinte-
ger,Xatopologicalspace,andxapointin
X.Thenthenthhomotopygroupπ
n
(X,x)is
definedtobethegroupofhomotopyclasses
ofmapsofthestandardsphereS
n
toXtak-
ingafixedbasepoint∗ofS
n
tox.Inthe
casen=1,thisisthefundamentalgroupof
X(withbasepointx),withconcatenationof
loopsinducingthegroupoperation.Indimen-
sionshigherthan1,thegroupoperationturns
outtobecommutative.Anotherwayofdefining
π
n
(X,x)istotakehomotopyclassesofmapsof
[0,1]
n
toXtakingtheboundarytox.Withthis
definition,itiseasiertodefinethegroupoper-
ationbyconcatenation:f+g:[0,1]
n
−→
Xisdefinedby:f+g(t
1
,t
2
,...
... annuities offer deferral of taxes with the
option of withdrawing one's funds in the form of life annuity.
Deficit
An excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits, or of expenditure ... compatible degree of corporate leverage.
Leverage ratios
Measures of the relative contribution of stockholders and creditors, andof the firm's ability
to pay financing charges. Value of firm's ... written.
Demand deposits
Checking accounts that pay no interest and can be withdrawn upon demand.
Demand line of credit
A bank line of credit that enables a customer to borrow on a daily or on-demand...