Tag: history
Generation Gap
What is a 'Generation Gap' A generation gap consists of the differences in opinions expressed by members of two different generations. More...
General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade
DefinitionGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was a legal agreement between many countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or...
Takedown
What is 'Takedown' 1. The price at which underwriters obtain securities to be offered to the public. Explaining 'Takedown' ...
Dividend Yield
DefinitionThe dividend yield or dividend-price ratio of a share is the dividend per share, divided by the price per share. It is also a...
War Economy
DefinitionA war economy is the set of contingencies undertaken by a modern state to mobilize its economy for war production. Philippe Le Billon describes...
David Ricardo
DefinitionDavid Ricardo was a British political economist, one of the most influential of the classical economists along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and James...
Debt Consolidation
DefinitionDebt consolidation is a form of debt refinancing that entails taking out one loan to pay off many others. This commonly refers to a...
Abend
What is 'Abend' An unexpected end to a computer program that results in the system crashing or closing down. Derived from the...
Dividend Yields
What is a dividend yield
A dividend yield is a measurement of how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its...
Dead Presidents
What is 'Dead Presidents' Slang referring to U.S. paper currency. Dead presidents can refer to any unit of currency, but most often...