Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

no man's land
land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable)
 
put option
an option to sell
 
bankroll
a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
 
accounts receivable
a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services
 
threepence
former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies
 
post doc
a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research
 
share
any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
 
deflator
a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
 
matching funds
funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources
 
nuisance tax
a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer
 
breakage
reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use
 
payola
a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
 
Bermuda plan
a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
 
business deduction
tax write-off for expenses of doing business
 
palimony
support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends
 
subtreasury
a subordinate treasury or place of deposit
 
single tax
a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land)
 
rack rent
an extortionate rent
 
grant
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
 
valuable
something of value
 
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