BLOCK GRANT
Money awarded, by a government, to state and local officials. Earmarked for a given project or projects, it outlines the guidelines for spending the granted money. State and local government also have their own guidelines and will distribute part of the grant to other organizations in some cases.
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BWP - Botswana Pula
Currency abbreviation for the Botswana Pula, the official currency of the Republic of Botswana. Presented with the symbol P, the currency is subdiv ...
Usury Rate
Usury Rate is the rate of interest that typically is unreasonably higher than the current market rates. Usury rate are most likely to be found in t ...
Hypermarket
Hypermarket is a combination of a department store and a grocery supermarket. A hypermarket offers various products like clothing, groceries, and a ...
Intermarket Trading System - ITS
An electronic computer system that connects the trading floors of all the main equity US exchanged. Essentially, the system allows any broker or ma ...
Global Industry Classification Standard - GICS
Standardized classification system for equities developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and Standard & Poor's. The industr ...
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