benching n.— «IT companies always keep a pool of employees (also referred to as benching). Industry estimates of benching stand at 20-25 per cent employees.» —“Wake-up call for India’s IT firms” by Leslie...
sukuk el-tamwil n.— «Egyptian civil law limits the interest on a conventional bond to 7 per cent. This would hardly attract investors, with inflation running at over 30 per cent. However, Law 146 allows for the issue of sukuk el-tamwil...
dipstick survey n.— «The “dipstick” survey by the consultants also showed 93 per cent “awareness” of the new station among its potential listening audience.» —“Aberdeen’s NorthSound moves up the...
dipstick survey n.— «In a dipstick survey conducted by BT, English came out tops with 80 per cent non-English speakers listening to English and 20 per cent non-Hindi speakers listening to Hindi.» —“What’s our lingo?” by...
stoozer n.— «The denigration of the zero per cent credit card has been overdone.…Card companies wish to deter serial switchers—some of whom invest cash borrowed on their zero per cent cards.…These people call themselves...
plastax n.— «He said there was evidence in Ireland that the “plastax,” as it is known, has led to a 90 per cent reduction in plastic-bag use, significantly benefiting landfill sites, where the bags take up to 100 years to...