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Poverty Trap
A mechanism that makes it very hard for people to escape poverty. A poverty trap is created when the economic system requires a significant amount of various forms of capital in order to earn enough to escape poverty. When indi ...
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Lakshmi Mittal
An Indian steel magnate based in London and one of the wealthiest billionaires in the world. He is the President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Off ...
Countermand
Cancellation, revocation, or reversal of an order previously issued. In finance, it is specifically applicable to payments, which means a customer ...
Checkbook
Folder or booklet containing preprinted paper instruments issued to checking account holders, which is used to pay for products and/or services. It ...
Rent-A-Crowd
A group of people rented to make a business appear busy. This strategy is often used during grand openings of new businesses to give the appearance ...
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A person is anxious of losing out to someone else. It is a traditional Chinese word that means “scared to lose” but is well-known in Si ...
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