Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• DEAD LOAD - the permanent, inert weight of a building, exclusive of furniture and occupants.
  
  
• DEAD-END STREET - Also known as "Cul de Sac". A street which is closed at one end so that traffic canno...
  
  
• DEAD-HAND POISON PILL - An antitakeover device designed to prevent the acquisition of a company even if...
  
  
• DEADBEAT - A borrower who doesn't pay.
  
  
• DEAL FLOW - a measure of the number of potential investments that a fund reviews in any given period.
  
  
• DEAL STOCK - Stock subject to merger or acquisition, either publicly announced or rumored.
  
  
• DEAL STRUCTURE - With regard to the financing of an acquisition, deals can be unleveraged, leveraged, t...
  
  
• DEALER - a person or business firm acting as a middleman to facilitate distribution of securities or go...
  
  
• DEALER CHARGES - Fees that are charged for extra services or products provided to you by an auto dealer...
  
  
• DEALER HOLDBACK - An allowance, usually between 2 percent and 3 percent of manufacturer's suggested ret...