an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid
demand deposit
Noun
a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice
double eagle
Noun
a former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars
double eagle
Noun
(golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole
doubloon
Noun
a former Spanish gold coin
disability check
Noun
a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work
disability payment
Noun
a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work
deferred payment
Noun
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
dinero
Noun
informal terms for money
direct trust
Noun
a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation)
discretionary trust
Noun
a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate
dollar bill
Noun
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
debit card
Noun
a card, usually plastic, that enables the holder to withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged directly to the holder's bank account
deposit account
Noun
a bank account (often a savings account) that money can be deposited and withdrawn from by the account holder. The deposit can be held for a fixed term in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest.
dormant account
Noun
a savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period
ducat
Noun
formerly a gold coin of various European countries
demand note
Noun
a note payable on demand
debit
Noun
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
debit
Verb
enter as debit
debit entry
Noun
an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
debit side
Noun
account of payments owed
divvy
Noun
short for dividend
debt limit
Noun
the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity
debt ceiling
Noun
the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity
debt instrument
Noun
a written promise to repay a debt
demand loan
Noun
a loan that is repayable on demand
direct loan
Noun
a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party
deepening
Adjective
accumulating and becoming more intense
deepening
Noun
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
defecation
Noun
the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
dissimilation
Noun
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
dissimilation
Noun
a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
defense mechanism
Noun
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
defense reaction
Noun
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
destructive metabolism
Noun
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
defence mechanism
Noun
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
defence reaction
Noun
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
degaussing
Noun
the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field
dehydration
Noun
the process of extracting moisture
dehydration
Noun
depletion of bodily fluids
dehydration
Noun
dryness resulting from the removal of water
dental caries
Noun
soft decayed area in a tooth
desiccation
Noun
the process of extracting moisture
desiccation
Noun
dryness resulting from the removal of water
drying up
Noun
the process of extracting moisture
de-iodination
Noun
the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
demagnetization
Noun
the process of removing magnetization
demagnetisation
Noun
the process of removing magnetization
demand-pull inflation
Noun
inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money
demineralization
Noun
the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)