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Tax Anticipation Note (TAN)

What is 'Tax Anticipation Note - TAN' A short-term debt security issued by a state or local government to finance an immediate...

Tax Credit

DefinitionA tax credit is a tax incentive which allows certain taxpayers to subtract the amount of the credit they have accrued from the total...

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

What is 'Days Sales Outstanding - DSO' Days sales outstanding (DSO) is a measure of the average number of days that a...

Dead Hand Provision

What is 'Dead Hand Provision' A stipulation on a defense mechanism (or poison pill) used by companies in order to protect against...

De-Escalation Clause

What is 'De-Escalation Clause' An article in a contract that calls for a price decrease if there is a decrease in certain...

Data Warehousing

DefinitionIn computing, a data warehouse, also known as an enterprise data warehouse, is a system used for reporting and data analysis, and is considered...

Dealing Desk

What is 'Dealing Desk' In foreign currency markets, the location of a financial institution's forex dealers. Since the forex market is open...

Deal Blotter

What is 'Deal Blotter' A trader's record of all the transactions executed on a given day. The deal blotter contains basic information...

Dealer Bank

What is 'Dealer Bank' A commercial bank authorized to buy and sell government debt securities including federal and municipal bonds. This debt...

Daylight Overdraft

DefinitionIn the United States, the daylight overdraft is a system in which "allows qualifying banks to overdraw on their Federal Reserve accounts in order...

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