| casting | the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie |
casting lots
drawing lots
sortition | making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn |
| casting vote | the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie |
| investment investiture | the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office, the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank |
| casting cast | the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel |
| bait casting | the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait |
| fly casting | casting an artificial fly as a lure |
surf casting
surf fishing | casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to yards) with the waves breaking around you |
| foreign direct investment | a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company |
| investment | the act of putting on robes or vestments |
| molding casting | the act of creating something by casting it in a mold |
investing
investment | the act of investing, laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit |
| foreign direct investment | investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) |
| investment | outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism |
bomblet
cluster bomblet | one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb |
cast
casting | object formed by a mold |
| cluster bomb | bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area, cluster bombs cannot be targeted precisely |
sniper rifle
precision rifle | an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military, capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away |
| investment | the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result, this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking, he made an emotional investment in the work |
preciseness
precision | the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance, he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton, note the meticulous precision of his measurements |
| precision cookie | a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive |
| Oak Leaf Cluster | a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before |
bunch
clump
cluster
clustering | a grouping of a number of similar things, a bunch of trees, a cluster of admirers |
investment company
investment trust
investment firm
fund | a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies |
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 |
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 |
Real Estate Investment Trust
REIT | an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets, shares can be bought and sold in the stock market |
unit investment trust
unit trust | a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities, you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $ |
investment adviser
investment advisor | someone who advises others how to invest their money |
investment banker
underwriter | a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities |
guar
cluster bean
Cyamopsis tetragonolobus
Cyamopsis psoraloides | drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material |
| flower cluster | an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers |
investment
investment funds | money that is invested with an expectation of profit |
nondiscretionary trust
fixed investment trust | an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized |
| investment letter | a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale, avoids need for SEC registration |
histamine headache
cluster headache | a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells |
cluster of differentiation
CD | a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cells, CD is a receptor for HIV in humans |
cluster of differentiation
CD | a membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of cytotoxic T cells |
return on invested capital
return on investment
ROI | (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid |
bunch
bunch up
bundle cluster
clump | gather or cause to gather into a cluster, She bunched her fingers into a fist |
cluster
constellate
flock
clump | come together as in a cluster or flock, The poets constellate in this town every summer |