check off fee n.— «Also Monday, the court upheld a federal program that requires beef producers to pay $1 for each head of cattle sold in, or imported into, the USA for a fund that produces advertising such as the “Beef: It’s What’s...
wheeling n.— «In fact, he is a beneficiary of a process that allows party leaders to amass hefty contributions and then transfer, or “wheel,” the funds directly to a candidate’s campaign account.…Campaign watchdogs and...
estacode n.— «An NNPC official told Newswatch last week that the corporation had become the source of free fund for government. “The practice is that the ministry passes over some expenditures to the corporation to pay and debit it...
caging n.— «Many people use many terms for this service. Some of them are: lock box operation, cashiering, scanning operation, caging operation, cash management, and OCR operation.» —“How to cut costs on gift...
death cross n.— «A Death Cross happens when the 50-day moving average (price) turns down to cross the 200-day moving average from above.» —“Silver prices tumble on fund sales, chart factors” Reuters Dec. 5, 1994...
alpha n.— «What, exactly, do investors think they are buying when they hire investment managers such as hedge fund general partners? They would probably say something like “the ability to outperform the market”. In...