... 2009)Encyclopedia of Corporate Names Worldwide (2002; paperback 2008)A Dictionaryof Art Titles: The Origins of the Names and Titles of 3,000 Works of Art (2000; paperback 2008)A Dictionaryof Music ... Origins of the Names and Titles of 3,500 Musical Compositions (2000; paperback 2008)Literally Entitled: A Dictionaryof the Origins of the Titles of Over 1,300 Major Literary Works of the ... Celticcountries of the British Isles]Celtics (basketball) short name of the BostonCeltics teamcenter (American football) the player in the center of the offensive line who begins the play with asnap of...
... Department of English, University of California, Los AngelesBrian D. Joseph, Ph.D., Department of Linguistics, Ohio State University Reuven Merkin, Ph.D., Professor, Academy of the Hebrew Language, ... premise oflanguage criticism: that some forms of expres-sion are preferable to others. Now that assumption itself has become controversial. Modern discussions of usage often take the form of engagements ... from responsiblecritical review.USAGE IN THIS DICTIONARY In the treatment of usage the editors of The American Heritage Dictionaryof the En-glish Language, Third Edition, have tried to construct...
... costs.breakdown/brekdaυn/noun1.anact of stopping working because of me-chanical failurećWe cannot communi-cate with our Nigerian office because of the breakdown of the telephone lines.2.an act of stopping talkingća ... matters as theissue of shares, the conduct of meetingsand the appointment of directorsćThisprocedure is not allowed under the arti-cles of association of the company.articles of incorporation/ɑtk(ə)lz ... samebrand of productbrand name/brnd nem/nounaname of a particular make of productbreach/britʃ/nouna failure to carryout the terms of an agreement˽thecompany is in breach of contract...
... (sum of x) (sum of y)][(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[ (sum of x) (sum of x)]where: n = # of observations (36 months)x = rate of return for the S&P 500 Indexy = rate of return for the fund Dictionary ... beta of a stock is determined as follows:[(n) (sum of (xy)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of y)][(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of x)]where: n = # of observations (24-60 months)x = rate of return ... continuous adjustment of the number of optionsused, as a function of the delta of the option.Delta neutral The value of the portfolio is not affected by changes in the value of the asset on which...
... beta of a stock is determined as follows:[(n) (sum of (xy)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of y)][(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of x)]where: n = # of observations (24-60 months)x = rate of return ... (sum of x) (sum of y)][(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[ (sum of x) (sum of x)]where: n = # of observations (36 months)x = rate of return for the S&P 500 Indexy = rate of return for the fund Dictionary ... specifiednumber of shares of the underlying stock at the given strike price, on or before the expiration date of thecontract.Call premium Premium in price above the par value of a bond or share of preferred...
... dictionary was developed for professionals in the field of healthpromotion and health education and in related professions. It identi-fies a wide range of terms and health and professional organizations ... philosophy, scope, and sequence of ahealth education program. Dictionary of Public Health Promotion and Education34c03.qxd 6/26/04 8:57 AM Page 34 Dictionary of Public HealthPromotion and ... partnerships of groups, communities, and agen-cies (Goodman et al., 1998). Dictionary of Public Health Promotion and Education22c03.qxd 6/26/04 8:57 AM Page 22Capacity BuildingThe building of an...
... S&P 500 Index where: n = # of observations (24-60 months) [(n) (sum of (xx)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of x)] [(n) (sum of (xy)) ]-[(sum of x) (sum of y)] The beta of a stock is determined as follows: ... strategy using options with continuous adjustment of the number of options used,as a function of the delta of the option. 38 Dictionary of Finantial and Business Terms Lico Reis - Consultoria & ... accumulation of capital gains on discount bond in anticipation of receipt of par at maturity. Accounts receivable turnover:The ratio of net credit sales to average accounts receivable, a measure of how...
... national language policy currently in place in Botswana, is that Setswana is the national language of the country (Republic of Botswana 1985:8). So, despite the existence of other local languages, ... parts of the world, education is for the most part the preserve of the few (elites). The choice of which language or dialect to use to teach (medium of instruction) reflects the interests of those ... second and even third languages are added to the learners’ repertoire of language systems whilst sustaining the primary language through the schooling process instead of subtractive bilingualism...
... combination of terms of multiplicity greater than one; due to a nonclassical magnetic behavior of theelectron spin. { əna¨mиəиləs za¯ma¨nifekt }anomer[ORG CHEM] One of a pair of isomers of ... energy[PHYS CHEM] The average value of the bond dissoci-ation energies associated with the homolytic cleavage of several bonds of a set of equivalent bonds of a molecule. Also known as bond energy. ... ame¯n}aromatic hydrocarbon[ORG CHEM] A member of the class of hydrocarbons, of whichbenzene is the first member, consisting of assemblages of cyclic conjugated carbonatoms and characterized...
... (regulatory body) Ofsted Office for Standards in Education (regulatory body)OFT Office of Fair TradingOftel Office of Telecommunications (regulatory body)Ofwat Office of Water Services (regulatory ... manufacturerOFFER Office of Electricity Regulation (regulatory body)Ofgas Office of Gas Supply (regulatory body)Oflot Office of the National Lottery (regulatory body)Ofrail Office of the Railway Regulator ... care of co. companyCO Commanding OfficerCOBOL Common Business-Oriented Language COD cash on deliveryC of E Church of EnglandComintern Communist International (1919–43)COI Central Office of...
... thetree.woodwind ["wUd wInd] n. a group of musical instruments, many of which are made of wood or usedto be made of wood, and many of which are played by blowing airacross a reed.woodwork ... loudly.yellow ["jEl o] 1.n. the color of aripe lemon or of the yolk of anegg. (Plural only for types andinstances.) 2.the adj. use of Q.(Comp: yellower; sup: yellowest.)3.adj. ... copies of docu-ments.)X-ray ["Eks re] 1.n. a ray of energythat can pass through solid ornearly solid matter, such as thebody. (Used especially to takepictures of the insides of peopleor...
... number of distinguishing words for types of snow or of the African language that has an extensive vocabulary to describe the kinship among its speakers. On the grounds that the lexicon of a language ... instance: indeed, as a comparison of the different lengths of the entries in any dictionary will quickly reveal, language does not provide the same levels of sense discrimination for all words. ... diversity of a language provide for polysemy in some semantico-cultural spheres but not in others. The classic observation often cited to demonstrate this linkage is that of the Inuit language...