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financial aid |
Noun
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money to support a worthy person or cause |
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foreign aid |
Noun
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aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another |
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fringe benefit |
Noun
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an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment, especially if it is regarded as a right |
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franchise tax |
Noun
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a tax that is imposed by states on corporations |
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funds |
Noun
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assets in the form of money |
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finances |
Noun
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assets in the form of money |
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freight rate |
Noun
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the charge for transporting something by common carrier |
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financial loss |
Noun
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loss of money or decrease in financial value |
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fire insurance |
Noun
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insurance against loss due to fire |
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fixed charge |
Noun
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a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) |
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fixed cost |
Noun
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a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume, for example insurance, rent, and mortgage payments |
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fixed costs |
Noun
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a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) |
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finder's fee |
Noun
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a fee that is paid to someone who finds a source of financial backing or to someone who brings people together for business purposes |
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first mortgage |
Noun
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a mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by law |
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fifty-cent piece |
Noun
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a United States coin worth half of a dollar |
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food bank |
Noun
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a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need |
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fourpence |
Noun
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a former English silver coin worth four pennies |
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fuel level |
Noun
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the amount of fuel remaining |
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fivepence |
Noun
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a coin worth five cents |
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farthing |
Noun
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a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny |
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fisc |
Noun
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a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury |
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fiat money |
Noun
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money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie |
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food stamp |
Noun
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a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food |
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fifty dollar bill |
Noun
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a United States bill worth 50 dollars |
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fiver |
Noun
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a United States bill worth 5 dollars |
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five dollar bill |
Noun
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a United States bill worth 5 dollars |
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fixed investment trust |
Noun
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an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized |
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fractional currency |
Noun
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paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit |
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federal deficit |
Noun
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an excess of the federal government's spending over its revenue |
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folding money |
Noun
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currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie |
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foreign bill |
Noun
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a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another |
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foreign draft |
Noun
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a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another |
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foreign exchange |
Noun
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the system by which one currency is exchanged for another |
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financial support |
Noun
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financial resources provided to make some project possible |
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financial backing |
Noun
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financial resources provided to make some project possible |
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federal tax lien |
Noun
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lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable |
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florescence |
Noun
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the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms |
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farrow |
Noun
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the production of a litter of pigs |
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farrow |
Verb
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give birth |
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farrowing |
Noun
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the production of a litter of pigs |
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fat metabolism |
Noun
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a metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds that can be used by cells of the body |
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feminization |
Noun
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the process of becoming feminized |
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feminisation |
Noun
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the process of becoming feminized |
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fibrinolysis |
Noun
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a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots |
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field emission |
Noun
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the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field |
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flame |
Noun
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the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke |
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flame |
Verb
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criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium |
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flame |
Verb
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be in flames or aflame |
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flame |
Verb
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shine with a sudden light |
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fission |
Noun
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a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |