Blood money
() Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. |
Blood money
() Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life |
Mahon stock
() An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean. |
Money
(n.) A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government |
Money
(n.) Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it |
Money
(n.) In general, wealth |
Money
(v. t.) To supply with money. |
Money-maker
(n.) One who coins or prints money |
Money-maker
(n.) One who accumulates money or wealth |
Money-making
(n.) The act or process of making money |
Money-making
(a.) Affording profitable returns |
Money-making
(a.) Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim |
Policy
(n.) Civil polity. |
Policy
(n.) The settled method by which the government and affairs of a nation are, or may be, administered |
Policy
(n.) The method by which any institution is administered |
Policy
(n.) Management or administration based on temporal or material interest, rather than on principles of equity or honor |
Policy
(n.) Prudence or wisdom in the management of public and private affairs |
Policy
(n.) Motive |
Policy
(v. t.) To regulate by laws |
Policy
(n.) A ticket or warrant for money in the public funds. |
Policy
(n.) The writing or instrument in which a contract of insurance is embodied |
Policy
(n.) A method of gambling by betting as to what numbers will be drawn in a lottery |
Stock
(n.) The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant |
Stock
(n.) The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted. |
Stock
(n.) A block of wood |
Stock
(n.) Hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or post |
Stock
(n.) The principal supporting part |
Stock
(n.) The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or like firearm are secured |
Stock
(n.) The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring |
Stock
(n.) The block of wood or metal frame which constitutes the body of a plane, and in which the plane iron is fitted |
Stock
(n.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor. |
Stock
(n.) The support of the block in which an anvil is fixed, or of the anvil itself. |
Stock
(n.) A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for cutting screws |
Stock
(n.) The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness. See Counterfoil. |
Stock
(n.) The original progenitor |
Stock
(n.) Money or capital which an individual or a firm employs in business |
Stock
(n.) Same as Stock account, below. |
Stock
(n.) Supply provided |
Stock
(n.) Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or raised on a farm |
Stock
(n.) That portion of a pack of cards not distributed to the players at the beginning of certain games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from afterward as occasion required |
Stock
(n.) A thrust with a rapier |
Stock
(n.) A covering for the leg, or leg and foot |
Stock
(n.) A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck |
Stock
(n.) A frame of timber, with holes in which the feet, or the feet and hands, of criminals were formerly confined by way of punishment. |
Stock
(n.) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building. |
Stock
(n.) Red and gray bricks, used for the exterior of walls and the front of buildings. |
Stock
(n.) Any cruciferous plant of the genus Matthiola |
Stock
(n.) An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore deposited in limestone. |
Stock
(n.) A race or variety in a species. |
Stock
(n.) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see Person), as trees, chains of salpae, etc. |
incentive option
incentive stock option | an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals |
about-face volte-face
reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
| scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
split stock split
split up | an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity, they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock |
reverse split
reverse stock split
split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
technical analysis
technical analysis of stock trends | (stock exchange) analysis of past price changes in the hope of forecasting future price changes |
| waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
inventory
inventorying
stocktaking
stock-taking | making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand, an inventory may be necessary to see if anything is missing, they held an inventory every month |
stocktake
stock-take | an instance of stocktaking, the auditor did not attend the stocktake or check the valuations |
| money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
provision supply
supplying | the activity of supplying or providing something |
| stock issue | (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time |
livestock
stock
farm animal | any animals kept for use or profit |
money cowrie
Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
American Stock Exchange
AMEX
Curb | a stock exchange in New York |
building supply store
building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
cashbox
money box
till | a strongbox for holding cash |
| money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
neckcloth
stock | an ornamental white cravat |
New York Stock Exchange
N. Y. Stock Exchange
NYSE
big board | a stock exchange in New York |
| rolling stock | collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
savings bank
coin bank
money box bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home, the coin bank was empty |
stock
inventory | the merchandise that a shop has on hand, they carried a vast inventory of hardware, they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory |
| stock | the handle end of some implements or tools, he grabbed the cue by the stock |
| stock gunstock | the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun, the rifle had been fitted with a special stock |
| stock | lumber used in the construction of something, they will cut round stock to -inch diameter |
| stock car | a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car |
| stock car | a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales |
stock exchange
stock market
securities market | an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers |
| stock-in-trade | any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation, friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade |
stockroom
stock room | storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business |
stock saddle
Western saddle | an ornamented saddle used by cowboys, has a high horn to hold the lariat |
| supply chamber | a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed |
| supply closet | a closet for storing supplies |
tender
supply ship | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships |
ticker
stock ticker | a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape |
water system
water supply
water | a facility that provides a source of water, the town debated the purification of the water supply, first you have to cut off the water |
stocktaking
stock-taking | reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook |
defense program
defense policy
defence program
defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
tax program
tax policy | a program for setting taxes |
| policy | a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group, it was a policy of retribution, a politician keeps changing his policies |
beggar-my-neighbor policy
beggar-my-neighbour policy
beggar-my-neighbor strategy
beggar-my-neighbour strategy | a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others, used especially of national policy, the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy |
moneymaker
money-spinner
cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
| stock purchase plan | an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock |
employee stock ownership plan
ESOP | a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company |
| supply-side economics | the school of economic theory that stresses the costs of production as a means of stimulating the economy, advocates policies that raise capital and labor output by increasing the incentive to produce |
| stock-index futures | a futures contract based on a stock index, a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks |
inventory
stock list | a detailed list of all the items in stock |
policy insurance policy
insurance | written contract or certificate of insurance, you should have read the small print on your policy |
floater
floating policy | an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location |