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Idle Time

What is 'Idle Time' Idle time is unproductive time on the part of employees or machines as a result of factors beyond...

Imbalance of Orders

What is 'Imbalance of Orders' A situation when too many orders of a particular type - either buy, sell or limit -...

Negative Interest Rate Policy

A negative interest rate policy (NIRP) is a monetary policy that is used by central banks to keep negative rates in the country. The...

Sharpe Ratio

DefinitionIn finance, the Sharpe ratio is a way to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk. The ratio measures the...

Panic Selling

DefinitionPanic selling is a wide-scale selling of an investment which causes a sharp decline in prices. Specifically, an investor wants to get out of...

Passive Activity Loss Rules

What is 'Passive Activity Loss Rules' A set of rules that prohibits using passive losses to offset earned or ordinary income. Passive...

Value Added

What is 'Value Added' Value-added describes the enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Value-added...

Wear And Tear Exclusion

Wear And Tear Exclusion What is 'Wear And Tear Exclusion ' A provision of an insurance contract that states that the...

Deadweight Loss Of Taxation

DefinitionIn economics, the excess burden of taxation, also known as the deadweight cost or deadweight loss of taxation, is one of the economic losses...

Deadweight Loss

DefinitionA deadweight loss, also known as excess burden or allocative inefficiency, is a loss of economic efficiency that can occur when equilibrium for a...

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