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psilophyte |
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any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant |
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psilophyton |
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any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton |
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personal property |
Noun
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movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
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personal estate |
Noun
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movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
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purple silkweed |
Noun
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perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers |
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personalty |
Noun
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movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
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private property |
Noun
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movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
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personal chattel |
Noun
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personal as opposed to real property |
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poison milkweed |
Noun
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milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico |
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personal effects |
Noun
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property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business |
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profits |
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the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) |
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profits |
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something won (especially money) |
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paper profit |
Noun
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an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price |
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paper loss |
Noun
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an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost |
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pleurisy root |
Noun
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erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers |
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personal income |
Noun
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the income received by a single individual |
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proceeds |
Noun
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the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property |
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profit margin |
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the ratio gross profits divided by net sales |
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public property |
Noun
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property owned by a government |
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per capita income |
Noun
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the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation |
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plunder |
Noun
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goods or money obtained illegally |
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plunder |
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destroy and strip of its possession |
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plunder |
Verb
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steal goods |
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plunder |
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plunder (a town) after capture |
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plunder |
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take illegally |
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primogeniture |
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right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son |
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property right |
Noun
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the legal right of ownership |
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patrimony |
Noun
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an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) |
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patrimony |
Noun
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a church endowment |
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preemptive right |
Noun
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the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock |
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public domain |
Noun
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property rights that are held by the public at large |
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proprietorship |
Noun
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an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits |
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poke milkweed |
Noun
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milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed |
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prize money |
Noun
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any money given as a prize |
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palimony |
Noun
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support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends |
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pittance |
Noun
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an inadequate payment |
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payola |
Noun
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a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record |
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percentage |
Noun
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assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
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percentage |
Noun
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a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred) |
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political contribution |
Noun
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a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party |
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political donation |
Noun
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a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party |
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production cost |
Noun
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combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods |
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physical value |
Noun
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cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation) |
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profit sharing |
Noun
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a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business |
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purchase price |
Noun
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the price at which something is actually purchased |
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punitive damages |
Noun
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(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) |
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poverty line |
Noun
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a level of personal income defining the state of poverty |
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poverty level |
Noun
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a level of personal income defining the state of poverty |
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personal expense |
Noun
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the cost of personal or family living |
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promotional expense |
Noun
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the cost of promoting a product |