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Absentee Owner

What is 'Absentee Owner' An individual who owns a piece of real estate but does not live in it. An absentee owner...

Absolute Rate

What is 'Absolute Rate' The fixed portion of an interest-rate swap, expressed as a percentage rather than as a premium or a...

Abandonment Option

What is 'Abandonment Option' A clause granting parties the option of withdrawing from the contract before the fulfillment or completion of all...

Abeyance Order

What is 'Abeyance Order' An order that is temporarily placed on hold or held in suspension, due to prevailing circumstances, until it...

Assets under Management

DefinitionIn finance, assets under management, sometimes called funds under management, measures the total market value of all the financial assets which a financial institution...

Absorbed Account

What is 'Absorbed Account' An account that has been combined or that has merged with another related account. Accounts are often absorbed...

Abandonment

What is 'Abandonment' Abandonment is the act of surrendering a claim to, or interest in, a particular asset. In securities, abandonment is...

Above The Market

What is 'Above The Market' An order to buy or sell at a price set higher than the current market price of...

Abnormal Spoilage

What is 'Abnormal Spoilage' The waste or wrecking of inventory beyond what is expected in normal business processes. Abnormal spoilage can be...

Above The Line Deduction

DefinitionIn the United States tax law, an above-the-line deduction is a deduction that the Internal Revenue Service allows a taxpayer to subtract from his...

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