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  • 11Compounding — Compound Com*pound (k[o^]m*pound ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compounding}.] [OE. componen, compounen, L. componere, compositum; com + ponere to put set. The d is excrescent. See {Position}, and cf. {Compon[ e]}.] 1. To… …

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  • 12Compounding frequency — The number of compounding periods in a year. For example, quarterly compounding has a compounding frequency of 4. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

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  • 13compounding frequency — The number of compounding periods in a year. For example, quarterly compounding has a compounding frequency of 4. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 14Compounding — The ability of an asset to generate earnings, which are then reinvested in order to generate their own earnings. In other words, compounding refers to generating earnings from previous earnings. Also known as compound interest . Suppose you… …

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  • 15Compounding period — The length of the time period (for example, a quarter in the case of quarterly compounding) that elapses before interest compounds. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

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  • 16compounding — The process of accumulating the time value of money forward in time. For example, interest earned in one period earns additional interest during each subsequent time period. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The computation of interest paid, using… …

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  • 17compounding a crime — The making by one directly injured by the commission of a crime of an agreement not to inform against or prosecute the offender in return for a reward, bribe, or reparation for the injury. 15 Am J2d Comp Cri § 1 …

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  • 18compounding for differences — A form of gambling in stocks, securities, and commodities, wherein a fictitious sale is made for delivery at a future time with no intention to deliver and settlement is to be made on the difference between the contract price and the market price …

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  • 19compounding — noun the act of combining things to form a new whole (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑combination, ↑combining • Derivationally related forms: ↑compound, ↑combine (for: ↑combining), ↑ …

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  • 20Compounding — The process of accumulating the time value of money forward in time. For example, interest earned in one period earns additional interest during each subsequent time period. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * *    A process whereby the… …

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