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DefinitionThe workforce or labour force is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or...

What is a 'Patent' A patent is a government license that gives the holder exclusive rights to a process, design or new...

DefinitionPrivate equity typically refers to investment funds organized as limited partnerships that are not publicly traded and whose investors are typically large institutional investors,...

DefinitionBy definition, a Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new...

What is 'Partially Convertible Debenture - PCD' A type of convertible debenture, part of which will be redeemed by the issuing company...

DefinitionA participation mortgage or participating mortgage is a mortgage loan, or sometimes a group of them, in which two or more persons have fractional...

DefinitionThe term patent cliff refers to the phenomenon of patent expiration dates and an abrupt drop in sales that follows for a group of...

What is 'Paper Profit (Paper Loss)' Unrealized capital gain (or capital loss) in an investment. It is calculated by comparing the market...

DefinitionPassive management is an investing strategy that tracks a market-weighted index or portfolio. The most popular method is to mimic the performance of an...

What is 'Paris Hilton Stock Index' A stock index comprised of companies associated with the socialite Paris Hilton. Some investors conceive her...