Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
- unearned increment
- an unearned rise in the market value of property resulting from general market factors
- bride-gift
- a wedding present to the bride
- Treasury bill
- a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days
- handling charge
- the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order)
- national debt
- the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)
- GNP
- former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)
- subsistence
- minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- quarter
- a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
- incentive program
- a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something
- premium
- payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
- principal
- the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- reparation
- (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors
- prime interest rate
- the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings
- stock buyback
- a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt)
- windfall profit
- profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it
- trade expense
- ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade
- stockpile
- something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- reward
- payment made in return for a service rendered
- petty cash
- a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses
- escheat
- a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
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