cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
Secretary of Energy Energy Secretary | the position of the head of the Department of Energy, the post of Energy Secretary was created in |
cost accounting | keeping account of the costs of items in production |
cost analysis | breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately |
waste of effort waste of energy | a useless effort |
management control | an internal control performed by one or more managers |
management direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
database management | creation and maintenance of a database |
line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
wind farm wind park wind energy facility | a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity |
energy muscularity vigor vigour vim | an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing), his writing conveys great energy, a remarkable muscularity of style |
energy push get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
mass energy | (physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy |
energy vigor vigour zip | forceful exertion, he plays tennis with great energy, he's full of zip |
rise boost hike cost increase | an increase in cost, they asked for a % rise in rates |
monetary value price cost | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold), the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver, he puts a high price on his services, he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection |
average cost | total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units |
marginal cost incremental cost differential cost | the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output |
price cost toll | value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something, the cost in human life was enormous, the price of success is hard work, what price glory? |
cost-benefit analysis | an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs |
mass-energy equivalence | (physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy |
particle physics high-energy physics high energy physics | the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions |
conservation of energy law of conservation of energy first law of thermodynamics | the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes |
industrial engineering industrial management | the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways |
cost-plus contract | a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit |
database management system DBMS | a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database |
relational database management system | a database management system designed to manage a relational database |
object-oriented database management system | a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database |
consumer price index CPI cost-of-living index | an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer |
management consulting | a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business |
Atomic Energy Commission AEC | a former executive agency (from to ) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States |
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
Office of Management and Budget OMB | the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget |
Department of Energy Energy Department Energy DOE | the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States, created in |
Department of Energy Intelligence DOEI | an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community |
Financial Management Service | the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting |
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA | the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy |
management | those in charge of running a business |
management personnel | personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities |
psychic energy mental energy | an actuating force or factor |
libidinal energy | (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido |
cost accountant | a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production |
management consultant | adviser to business about efficient management practices |
Secretary of Energy Energy Secretary | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy, the first Secretary of Energy was James R. Schlesinger who was appointed by Carter |
activation energy energy of activation | the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur, catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction |
alternative energy | energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment |
atomic energy nuclear energy | the energy released by a nuclear reaction |
binding energy separation energy | the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus, equals the mass defect |
chemical energy | that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction |
elastic energy elastic potential energy | potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) |