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− | [[unbalanced growth]]: the result when not all sectors of an economy can grow at the same rate. | + | [[take-home pay]]: the amount of pay an employee receives after all the deductions, such as income tax, social security, or pension, contributions. |
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− | [[unbundling]]: dividing a company into separate constituent companies, often to sell all or some of them after a takeover. | + | [[target market]]: The specific individuals, distinguished by socio-economic, demographic and interest characteristics, who are the most likely potential customers for the goods and services of a business. |
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− | [[uncertainty analysis]]: a study designed to assess the extent to which the variability in an outcome variable is caused by uncertainty at the time of estimating the input parameters of the study. | + | [[target marketing]]: Selecting and developing a number of offerings to meet the needs of a number of specific market segments. |
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− | [[undervalued]]: used to describe an asset that is available for purchase at a price lower than it is worth. | + | [[tariff]]: a government duty imposed on imports or exports to stimulate or dampen economic activity. |
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− | [[underwrite]]: to assume risk, especially for a new issue or an insurance policy | + | [[tax]]: a governmental charge that is not a price for a good or service |
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− | [[underwriter]]: a person or organization that buys an issue from a corporation and sells it to investors | + | [[taxable]]: subject to tax. |
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− | [[unearned income]]: income received from sources other than employment | + | [[tax bracket]]: a range of income levels subject to marginal tax at the same rate. |
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− | [[unit of trade]]: the smallest amount that can be bought or sold of a share of stock, or a contract included in an option | + | [[tax incentive]]: a tax reduction afforded to people for particular purposes, for example, sending their children to college |
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− | [[unlimited liability]]: full responsibility for the obligations of a general partnership | + | [[tax refund]]: an amount that a government gives back to a taxpayer who has paid more taxes than were due. |
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− | [[unsecured debt]]: money borrowed without supplying collateral | + | [[tax return]]: an official form on which a company or individual enters details of income and expenses, used to assess tax liability. |
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− | [[upsell]]: to sell customers a higher-priced version of a product they have bought previously | + | [[tax shelter]]: a financial arrangement designed to reduce tax liability. |
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− | [[used credit]]: the portion of a line of credit that is no longer available | + | [[tax subsidy]]: a tax reduction that a government gives a business for a particular purpose, usually to create jobs. |
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| + | [[T-Bill]]: a debt instrument of the U.S. government. (Treasury Bill) |
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| + | [[telebanking]]: electronic banking carried out by using a telephone line to communicate with a bank. |
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| + | [[telecommute]]: to work without leaving your home by using telephone lines to carry data between your home and your employer's place of business. |
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| + | [[telemarketing]]: Marketing goods or services directly to the consumer via the telephone. |
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| + | [[telephone survey]]: a research technique in which members of the public are asked a series of questions on the telephone |
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| + | [[terms of sale]]: The conditions concerning payment for a purchase. |
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| + | [[terms of trade]]: a ratio to determine whether the conditions under which a country conducts its trade are favorable or unfavorable |
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| + | [[test marketing]]: the use of a small-scale version of a marketing plan, usually in a restricted area or with a small group, to test marketing strategy for a new product. |
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| + | [[think tank]]: an organization or group of experts researching and advising on issues of society, science, technology, industry, or business. |
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| + | [[trade barrier]]: a condition imposed by a government to limit free exchange of goods internationally. |
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| + | [[trade credit]]: permission to buy from suppliers on open account. |
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| + | [[trade-fair]]: a commercial exhibition designed to bring together buyers and sellers from a particular market sector. |
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| + | [[trademark]]: an identifiable mark on a product that may be a symbol, words, or both, that connects the product to the trader or producer of that product. |
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| + | [[turnkey contract]]: immediately. an agreement in which a contractor designs, constructs, and manages a project until it is ready to be handed over to the client and operation can begin he conditions concerning payment for a purchase |