A tax credit granted for specific types of investments.

A mutual fund which invests in bonds which may be government, municipal or.

A company which owns a number of other companies with widely diversified.

A block and tackle attached to the boom and the deck to prevent the main from gybing when sailing downwind

A sail attached to the boom at the tack and clew, but not along the foot, or a fore-and-aft sail which is set without a boom.

The relative humidity of a gas (or air) vapor mixture is the ratio of the partial pressure of the vapor to the vapor saturation pressure at the dry bulb temperature of the mixture.

The process by which sunlight directly enters a building through the windows and is absorbed and stored in massive floors or walls.

Funds sent by one person to another as payment.

That portion of an electricity supply system used to deliver electricity from points on the transmission system to consumers.

Articles which are taken apart to reduce the cubic footage displaced or to make a better shipping unit and are to be re-assembled.

When used in pricing terms such as "Ex Factory" or "Ex Dock," it signifies that the price quoted applies only at the point of origin indicated.

The position of an object that lies off to one side of the vessel.

The amount of authorised share capital that shareholders have actually subscribed to a company for.

Daily; occurring once a day.

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

To hold off a boat with a staff, boathook, long spar, etc., to prevent her from coming along too heavily. also known as Fend Off.

The interior area of a building, calculated in square feet or meters.

Freshly cut, unseasoned, wood.

A location where one carrier delivers freight to another carrier.

The time of the day, at a specific location, when the sun reaches its highest, apparent point in the sky; equal to true or due, geographic south.