Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
- revolving credit
- a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time
- public domain
- property rights that are held by the public at large
- severalty
- exclusive individual ownership
- unearned revenue
- (accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)
- ransom money
- money demanded for the return of a captured person
- reserve assets
- capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands
- jointure
- (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower
- chequebook
- a book issued to holders of checking accounts
- equalizing dividend
- a dividend paid to compensate shareholders for losses resulting from a change in the dividend schedule
- wherewithal
- the necessary means (especially financial means)
- loan participation
- a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone
- travel and entertainment account
- an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses
- implied trust
- a trust inferred by operation of law
- stocking stuffer
- a small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking
- quid pro quo
- something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises
- capital stock
- the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation
- matching funds
- funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources
- Bermuda plan
- a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
- things
- any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
- bank loan
- a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date
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