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duramen |
Noun
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the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant |
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dry rot |
Noun
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a fungus causing dry rot |
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dry rot |
Noun
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a crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus |
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decompound leaf |
Noun
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a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound |
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deltoid leaf |
Noun
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a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta |
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dentate leaf |
Noun
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a leaf having a toothed margin |
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denticulate leaf |
Noun
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a leaf having a finely toothed margin |
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deer fern |
Noun
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fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America |
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dagger fern |
Noun
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North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds |
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doodia |
Noun
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any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae |
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davallia |
Noun
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any fern of the genus Davallia |
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desert selaginella |
Noun
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prostrate spikemoss |
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deflator |
Noun
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a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation |
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dirty money |
Noun
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goods or money obtained illegally |
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disposable income |
Noun
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income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending |
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double dipping |
Noun
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two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension) |
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distribution cost |
Noun
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any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc) |
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dividend |
Noun
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a bonus |
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dividend |
Noun
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that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders |
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dividend |
Noun
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a number to be divided by another number |
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depreciation allowance |
Noun
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an allowance for loss due to depreciation |
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damages |
Noun
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
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double damages |
Noun
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twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to |
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depreciation charge |
Noun
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an amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of property |
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devise |
Noun
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(law) a gift of real property by will |
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devise |
Noun
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a will disposing of real property |
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devise |
Verb
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come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort |
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devise |
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arrange by systematic planning and united effort |
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devise |
Verb
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give by will, especially real property |
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dower |
Noun
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a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband |
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dower |
Noun
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money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
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dower |
Verb
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furnish with an endowment |
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dowry |
Noun
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money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
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dowery |
Noun
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money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage |
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death benefit |
Noun
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insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased |
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disability benefit |
Noun
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insurance benefits paid in case of disability |
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door prize |
Noun
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tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticket |
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departure tax |
Noun
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a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air |
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death tax |
Noun
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a tax on the estate of the deceased person |
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death duty |
Noun
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a tax on the estate of the deceased person |
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direct tax |
Noun
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a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied |
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depreciation rate |
Noun
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the rate at which the value of property is reduced |
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debenture bond |
Noun
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the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future |
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degressive tax |
Noun
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any tax in which the rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases |
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deep pocket |
Noun
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a source of substantial wealth (usually plural) |
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discount rate |
Noun
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interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
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discount rate |
Noun
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the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
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down payment |
Noun
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a partial payment made at the time of purchase |
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docking fee |
Noun
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a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock |
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drop-off charge |
Noun
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a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented |