preservation saving | the activity of protecting something from loss or danger |
self-preservation | preservation of yourself from harm, a natural or instinctive tendency |
community service | an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence |
community service public service | a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions |
community center civic center | a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities |
conservation preservation | an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change |
community biotic community | (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other |
Jemaah Islamiyah JI Islamic Group Islamic Community Malaysian Mujahidin Group Malaysia Militant Group | a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in and trained by al-Qaeda, supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia |
community chest | a charity supported by individual subscriptions, defrays the demands on a community for social welfare |
pension fund | a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees |
investment company investment trust investment firm fund | a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies |
hedge fund hedgefund | a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $ million), can use highisk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging |
mutual fund mutual fund company open-end fund open-end investment company | a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares |
index fund | a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index |
closed-end fund closed-end investment company | a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market |
legal profession bar legal community | the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction, he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey |
medical profession medical community | the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine |
businessmen business community | the body of individuals who manage businesses |
community of scholars | the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees |
European Union EU European Community EC European Economic Community EEC Common Market Europe | an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members, he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union |
community | a group of people living in a particular local area, the team is drawn from all parts of the community |
community | a group of nations having common interests, they hoped to join the NATO community |
speech community | people sharing a given language or dialect |
community college | a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community |
United Nations Children's Fund United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF | an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries |
International Monetary Fund IMF | a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies |
Intelligence Community National Intelligence Community United States Intelligence Community IC | a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government, headed by the Director of Central Intelligence |
residential district residential area community | a district where people live, occupied primarily by private residences |
planned community | a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents |
retirement community retirement complex | a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life |
bedroom community | a community where many commuters live |
community | common ownership, they shared a community of possessions |
community property | property and income belonging jointly to a married couple |
endowment endowment fund | the capital that provides income for an institution |
fund monetary fund | a reserve of money set aside for some purpose |
mutual fund | the pooled money that is invested in assets |
exchange traded fund ETF | a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange |
index fund | a mutual fund whose assets are stocks on a given list |
revolving fund | a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly |
sinking fund | a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities |
pension fund superannuation fund | a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service |
slush fund | a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials |
trust fund | a fund held in trust |
store stock fund | a supply of something available for future use, he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars |
reserve account reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments |
old-age pension retirement pension retirement check retirement benefit retirement fund superannuation | a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work |
preservation | a process that saves organic substances from decay |
community community of interests | agreement as to goals, the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests |
preservation | the condition of being (well or ill) preserved |
fund | furnish money for, The government funds basic research in many areas |