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  • 31grant — The issuance of an award under a stock plan, such as a stock option or shares of restricted stock. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. grant grant 1 [grɑːnt ǁ grænt] noun [countable] FINANCE a sum of money given to a person or organization… …

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  • 32award — an agreement having the force of law, which sets out working conditions and wages for certain types of employment. Glossary of Business Terms * * * ▪ I. award a‧ward 1 [əˈwɔːd ǁ ɔːrd] noun [countable] 1. an amount of money that is given to… …

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  • 33mark — mark1 W2S3 [ma:k US ma:rk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirt)¦ 2¦(damaged area)¦ 3¦(coloured area)¦ 4¦(writing)¦ 5¦(level/number)¦ 6¦(student s work)¦ 7 full/top marks for effort/trying/persistence etc 8 high/low mark 9 make/leave your …

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  • 34time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim …

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  • 35give*/*/*/ — [gɪv] (past tense gave [geɪv] ; past participle given [ˈgɪv(ə)n] ) verb I 1) [T] to provide someone with something Could you give me that pen?[/ex] We don t know what to give Dad for Christmas.[/ex] I gave the keys to John.[/ex] 2) [T] to make… …

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  • 36offer — An expression indicating one s desire to sell a commodity at a given price; opposite of bid. Chicago Board of Trade glossary To show the desire to sell a futures contract at an established price. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary Indicates a… …

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  • 37Maximum entropy thermodynamics — In physics, maximum entropy thermodynamics (colloquially, MaxEnt thermodynamics) views equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics as inference processes. More specifically, MaxEnt applies inference techniques rooted in Shannon… …

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  • 38range — ( price) The price span during a given trading session, week, month, year, etc. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The difference between the highest and lowest prices recorded during a specified time period, usually one trading session, for a given …

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  • 39chance — chance1 W1S1 [tʃa:ns US tʃæns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(possibility)¦ 2¦(opportunity)¦ 3¦(risk)¦ 4¦(likely to succeed)¦ 5¦(luck)¦ 6 stand/have a chance (of something/of doing something) 7 by any chance 8 any chance of ...? 9 be in with a chance …

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  • 40honour — hon|our1 W3 BrE honor AmE [ˈɔnə US ˈa:nər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(something that makes you proud)¦ 2¦(respect)¦ 3 in honour of somebody/something 4¦(given to somebody)¦ 5¦(moral principles)¦ 6¦(at university/school)¦ 7 Your/His/Her Honour …

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