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A dividend which is due to holders of cumulative preference shares but which has not yet been paid. .
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Regular investment of a fixed dollar amount in a mutual fund with dividends.
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A tax-efficient trust, used to pass assets to your children while still retaining some control of.
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– A boiler test to ensure that the safety valves can release steam fast enough to prevent the pressure rising by 10%. The main steam stop valve is closed during the test.
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Units in a unit trust where the income from the trust's investments is reinvested in the trust.
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A component of a heat pump that stores liquid and keeps it from flooding the compressor. The accumulator takes the strain off the compressor and improves the reliability of the system.
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The degree of conformity of an indicated value to an accepted standard value, or ideal value. See accuracy rating, measured accuracy.
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A number of quantity defining a limit that errors will not exceed when a device is used under specified operating conditions. Accuracy rating can be expressed in a number of forms, i.e. in terms of the measured variable (+/- 1 C), percent of span (+/-0.5% ...
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A term used to describe precipitation that has become acidic (low pH) due to the emission of sulfur oxides from fossil fuel burning power plants.
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A financial ratio which is similar to the current ratio, but more stringent. It is defined.
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When a bill of lading is accepted or signed by a shipper or shipper's agent without protest, the shipper is said to acquiesce to the terms, giving a silent form of consent.
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A term used to describe the takeover of a company by another which might be by agreement or. Acquisition The selection of the target vessels requiring a tracking procedure and the initiation of their tracking.