North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
northern woodsia
Noun
slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori
national income
Noun
the total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually 1 yr)
net income
Noun
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
net profit
Noun
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
net sales
Noun
gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances
negro vine
Noun
twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers
narrow beech fern
Noun
beech fern of North America and Eurasia
northern beech fern
Noun
beech fern of North America and Eurasia
net estate
Noun
the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross estate
nonremittal
Noun
loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
nonremittal
Noun
act of failing to meet a financial obligation
nominal damages
Noun
(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
non-cash expense
Noun
an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash
never-never
Noun
installment plan
noncallable bond
Noun
a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)
nuisance tax
Noun
a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer
no fault insurance
Noun
a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident
no fault automobile insurance
Noun
a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident
natural resource
Noun
resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
natural resources
Noun
resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
nominal value
Noun
the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it
no-par-value stock
Noun
stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate
no-par stock
Noun
stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate
nickel
Noun
a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
nickel
Noun
five dollars worth of a drug
nickel
Noun
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion
nickel
Verb
plate with nickel
ninepence
Noun
a coin worth nine pennies
new penny
Noun
a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound
nickel note
Noun
five dollars worth of a drug
nondiscretionary trust
Noun
an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized
note receivable
Noun
your right in a promissory note in which the maker promises to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time
note payable
Noun
a note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time
national debt
Noun
the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)
national debt ceiling
Noun
a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise
note of hand
Noun
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
nidation
Noun
(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
nuclear fission
Noun
a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
nuclear fusion
Noun
a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
natural childbirth
Noun
labor and childbirth without medical intervention
natural process
Noun
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
natural action
Noun
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
necrolysis
Noun
disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue
negative feedback
Noun
feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input
neoplasia
Noun
the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor
neurogenesis
Noun
the development of nerve tissues
neutralization reaction
Noun
a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt
neutralisation reaction
Noun
a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt