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Year

DefinitionA year is the orbital period of the Earth moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course...

Par

What is 'Par' Short for "par value," par can refer to bonds, preferred stock, common stock or currencies, with different meanings depending...

Quant Fund

What is 'Quant Fund' An investment fund that selects securities based on quantitative analysis. In a quant fund, the managers build computer-based...

Deal Breaker

DefinitionDeal Breaker is a 1995 thriller novel by Harlan Coben and is the first of the novels which feature Myron Bolitar. Deal Breaker ...

Unannualized

What is 'Unannualized' A rate of return on an investment for a period other than one year. An unannualized return may be used to report...

Marketing

Understanding the concept of marketing Marketing is a process through which companies communicate, promote, exchange and deliver offerings which have value for its target...

Underlying Mortality Assumption

What is 'Underlying Mortality Assumption' Projections of expected death rates used by actuaries to estimate insurance premiums and pension obligations. Underlying mortality...

Land Value Tax (LVT)

What is 'Land Value Tax - LVT' A tax on the value of a piece of land. Land value tax inherently makes...

Lease Balance

What is 'Lease Balance' The amount of money that a customer owes under the terms of a vehicle lease contract. The lease...

Land Rehabilitation

DefinitionLand rehabilitation is the process of returning the land in a given area to some degree of its former state, after some process has...

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