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51credit card — /ˈkrɛdət kad/ (say kreduht kahd) noun a card which identifies the holder as entitled to obtain goods, food, services, etc., without payment of cash, the charges for which are presented in the form of a periodical statement, usually monthly.… …
52countertrade — International barter. Countertrade is often used by developing countries lacking sufficient foreign currency to obtain goods and services from industrialized countries. ► “By the year 2000, an estimated 1/2 or more of all international trade… …
53credit — ► NOUN 1) the facility of being able to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future. 2) an entry in an account recording a sum received. 3) public acknowledgement or praise given for an… …
54debenture bond — noun the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future • Syn: ↑unsecured bond, ↑debenture • Ant: ↑secured bond (for: ↑unsecured bond) • Hypern …
55outsource — verb obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce • Hypernyms: ↑source • Verb Frames: Somebody s …
56unsecured bond — noun the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future • Syn: ↑debenture, ↑debenture bond • Ant: ↑secured bond • Hypernyms: ↑bond, ↑bond certificate …
57long-firm — longˈ firm noun A company of swindlers who obtain goods on pretence of being established in business, and then decamp without payment • • • Main Entry: ↑long …
58United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
59United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
60Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
