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lagniappe |
Noun
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a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase) |
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list price |
Noun
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the selling price of something as stated in a catalogue or price list |
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lobbying expense |
Noun
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expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation |
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legal jointure |
Noun
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(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower |
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living wage |
Noun
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a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably |
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land tax |
Noun
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a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities |
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linage |
Noun
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a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted |
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linage |
Noun
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the number of lines in a piece of printed material |
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losings |
Noun
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something lost (especially money lost at gambling) |
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losses |
Noun
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something lost, especially money lost at gambling |
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labor resources |
Noun
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resources of available manpower |
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land resources |
Noun
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natural resources in the form of arable land |
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liability insurance |
Noun
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insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property |
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life insurance |
Noun
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insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies |
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life assurance |
Noun
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insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies |
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liquid assets |
Noun
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assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash) |
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legal fee |
Noun
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a fee paid for legal service |
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licensing fee |
Noun
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a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine) |
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license fee |
Noun
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a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine) |
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license tax |
Noun
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a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine) |
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letter of credit |
Noun
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a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft |
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louis d'or |
Noun
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a former French gold coin |
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legal tender |
Noun
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something that can be used as an official medium of payment |
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living trust |
Noun
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a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime |
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liabilities |
Noun
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anything that is owed to someone else |
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limited liability |
Noun
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the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm |
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livelihood |
Noun
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the financial means whereby one lives |
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line of credit |
Noun
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the maximum credit that a customer is allowed |
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landlord's lien |
Noun
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lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage |
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leger |
Noun
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a record in which commercial accounts are recorded |
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letter security |
Noun
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a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market |
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ledger entry |
Noun
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a written record of a commercial transaction |
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letter stock |
Noun
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stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public |
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letter bond |
Noun
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a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public |
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listed security |
Noun
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a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US |
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limited audit |
Noun
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an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.) |
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limited review |
Noun
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(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data |
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loan participation |
Noun
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a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone |
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leafing |
Noun
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(botany) the process of forming leaves |
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lyophilization |
Noun
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a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure |
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lyophilisation |
Noun
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a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure |
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lacrimation |
Noun
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shedding tears |
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lachrymation |
Noun
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shedding tears |
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laying |
Noun
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the production of eggs (especially in birds) |
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leach |
Noun
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the process of leaching |
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leach |
Verb
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remove substances from by a percolating liquid |
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leach |
Verb
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permeate or penetrate gradually |
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leach |
Verb
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cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate |
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leaching |
Noun
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the process of leaching |
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leptotene |
Noun
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the first stage of the prophase of meiosis |