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Praecipium
Definition: The amount of the front-end fee not distributed to the joining members of a syndication.
Definition: The amount of the front-end fee not distributed to the joining members of a syndication.
Pre Carriage
Definition: Usually freight charges for port or airport delivery arising before the principal international carriage.
Definition: Usually freight charges for port or airport delivery arising before the principal international carriage.
Pre Shipment Finance
Definition: Short term funding for inventory and production costs associated with manufacturing goods being exported.
Definition: Short term funding for inventory and production costs associated with manufacturing goods being exported.
Pre-Money Valuation
Definition: The value of a company just before its most recent round of financing. Related: Post-Money Valuation
Definition: The value of a company just before its most recent round of financing. Related: Post-Money Valuation
Pre-tax Contribution
Definition: Payment to an account made with funds from a worker's paycheck before federal income taxes are deducted.
Definition: Payment to an account made with funds from a worker's paycheck before federal income taxes are deducted.
Prearranged Trading
Definition: Possibly fraudulent practice whereby commodities dealers carry out risk-free trades at predetermined prices to acquire tax advantages.
Definition: Possibly fraudulent practice whereby commodities dealers carry out risk-free trades at predetermined prices to acquire tax advantages.
Preauthorized Checks (PAC)
Definition: Checks that are authorized by a payer in advance, and written either by the payee or by the payee's bank and then deposited in the payee's bank account.
Definition: Checks that are authorized by a payer in advance, and written either by the payee or by the payee's bank and then deposited in the payee's bank account.
Preauthorized Electronic Debits (PAD)
Definition: Debits to a bank account in advance by the payer. The payer's bank sends payment to the payee's bank through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system.
Definition: Debits to a bank account in advance by the payer. The payer's bank sends payment to the payee's bank through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system.
Preauthorized Payment
Definition: Accelerating cash inflows by directly charging a customer's bank account with permission.
Definition: Accelerating cash inflows by directly charging a customer's bank account with permission.
Precautionary Demand (for Money)
Definition: The need to meet unexpected or extraordinary contingencies with a buffer stock of cash.
Definition: The need to meet unexpected or extraordinary contingencies with a buffer stock of cash.
Precautionary Motive
Definition: A desire to hold cash in order to be able to deal effectively with unexpected events that require cash outlay.
Definition: A desire to hold cash in order to be able to deal effectively with unexpected events that require cash outlay.
Precedence
Definition: The established system of priorities of trades in an exchange. For example, the highest bid and lowest offer have highest precedence; the first bid or first offer at a price has highest priority, and large orders have priority over smaller orders.
Definition: The established system of priorities of trades in an exchange. For example, the highest bid and lowest offer have highest precedence; the first bid or first offer at a price has highest priority, and large orders have priority over smaller orders.
Precious Metals
Definition: Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, which are used for their intrinsic value or for their value in production. These may be traded either in their physical state or by way of futures and options contracts, mining company stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or other instrument.
Definition: Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, which are used for their intrinsic value or for their value in production. These may be traded either in their physical state or by way of futures and options contracts, mining company stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or other instrument.
Precompute
Definition: Method of charging interest in which the annual interest is either deducted from the face amount of the loan when the funds are distributed or is added to the total amount and divided into the regular payments.
Definition: Method of charging interest in which the annual interest is either deducted from the face amount of the loan when the funds are distributed or is added to the total amount and divided into the regular payments.
Preemptive Right
Definition: Common stockholders' right to anything of value distributed by thecompany.
Definition: Common stockholders' right to anything of value distributed by thecompany.
Preference
Definition: Refers to over-the-counter trading. Selection of a dealer to handle a trade despite the dealer's market not being the best available. Often the "preferenced dealer" will then move his market in line.
Definition: Refers to over-the-counter trading. Selection of a dealer to handle a trade despite the dealer's market not being the best available. Often the "preferenced dealer" will then move his market in line.
Preference Share
Definition: Preferred shares of a corporation that have first claim to preferred dividends.
Definition: Preferred shares of a corporation that have first claim to preferred dividends.
Preference Stock
Definition: A security that ranks junior to preferred stock but senior to common stock in the right to receive payments from the firm; essentially junior preferred stock.
Definition: A security that ranks junior to preferred stock but senior to common stock in the right to receive payments from the firm; essentially junior preferred stock.
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