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Paid-Up

What is 'Paid-Up' The state of a settlement when all payment obligations for a security have been completed in a customer account....

Package Deal

DefinitionPackage Deal is a Canadian television sitcom created by Andrew Orenstein about three brothers and the woman who comes between them. It debuted on...
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

What is HUD and what does it do HUD is the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a Cabinet-level agency created in 1965 to...

W-Shaped Recovery

What is 'W-Shaped Recovery' An economic cycle of recession and recovery that resembles a "W" in charting. A W-shaped recovery represents the...
Wage Assignment

Wage Assignment

What Is a Wage Assignment? A wage assignment is an agreement in which an employer assigns its right to a certain amount of wages to...

G7 Bond

What is 'G7 Bond' A term used to refer to government bonds issued by a nation in the Group of Seven (G7)....
TARP bonuses

TARP Bonuses

What are TARP bonuses and how do they work TARP bonuses are payments made to executives of companies that have received financial assistance from the...

Half Commission Man

What is 'Half Commission Man' A half commission man is an individual who introduces clients to stock brokers or other market professionals...

Macaroni Defense

What is 'Macaroni Defense' An approach taken by a company that does not want to be taken over. The company issues a...

S&P 500

Definition The Standard & Poor's 500, often abbreviated as the S&P 500, or just the S&P, is an American stock market index based on the...

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