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  • 51debenture — de·ben·ture /di ben chər/ n [Anglo French debentour and Medieval Latin debentura, perhaps from Latin debentur they are owed]: an unsecured bond that is backed by the issuer s general credit rather than a specific lien – called also debenture… …

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  • 52Carica papaya — This article is about Carica papaya, the widely cultivated papaya (or papaw or pawpaw), a tropical fruit tree; Papaya redirects here. For the mountain papaya of South America, see Vasconcellea pubescens. For the Eastern North American tree (and… …

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  • 53Fractional reserve banking — Banking A series on Financial services …

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  • 54Octopus aquaculture — The common octopus, Octopus vulgaris The development of octopus aquaculture, the farming of octopus, is being driven by strong market demands in the Mediterranean and in South American and Asian countries.[1] Octopus live short lives …

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  • 55gross yield — The gross yield on an investment is the annual gross dividend or income received expressed as a percentage. The gross yield is used in preference to the net yield, because investors can make a direct comparison with ( gross) interest yields from… …

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  • 56short — adjective 1》 of a small length or duration.     ↘(of a ball in sport) travelling only a small distance before bouncing. 2》 relatively small in extent. 3》 (of a person) small in height. 4》 (short of/on) not having enough of (something); lacking or …

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  • 57long — 1. adj., n., & adv. adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon traversed or finished (a long line; a long journey; a long time ago). 2 (following a measurement) in length or duration (2 metres long; the… …

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