finance a contract
91retail installment contract — n. A contract in which a buyer agrees to pay the seller for some item in installments, along with a finance charge or with the provision that the ultimate price will be higher than if the buyer paid the full price initially. The Essential Law… …
92negotiation of contract — The carrying on of a correspondence by letters and telegrams or the conducting of conversations in attempting to arrive at an agreement and contract. 17 Am 12d Contr § 25. The advertising and bids in the award of a public contract. An order… …
93Slippage (finance) — With regards to futures contracts as well as other financial instruments, slippage is the difference between estimated transaction costs and the amount actually paid. Brokers may not always be effective enough at executing orders. Market impacted …
94Portfolio (finance) — In finance, a portfolio is an appropriate mix of or collection of investments held by an institution or a private individual. Holding a portfolio is part of an investment and risk limiting strategy called diversification. By owning several assets …
95Advertising Standards Board Of Finance — The Advertising Standards Board Of Finance (ASBOF) collects a voluntary levy on advertising costs to fund the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Typically, the levy is 0.1% on non broadcast costs (e.g. 0.1% of the cost of placing a newspaper… …
96Settlement (finance) — Settlement (of securities) is the process whereby securities or interests in securities are delivered, usually against payment, to fulfill contractual obligations, such as those arising under securities trades. This involves the delivery of… …
97Mohatra contract — A Mohatra contract is way of loaning money with interest without breaking the letter of the usury laws. The lender sells the borrower a trivial object to be paid for on the loan due date. The borrower then sells the same object back immediately… …
98debenture stock — ▪ finance loan contract issued by a company or public body specifying an obligation to return borrowed funds and pay interest, secured by all or part of the company s property. Certificates specifying the amount of stock, with coupons for… …
99Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)). Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …
100bond — bond1 bondable, adj. bondability, n. bonder, n. bondless, adj. /bond/, n. 1. something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. 2. a cord, rope, band, or ligament …
