By-interest (n.) Self-interest |
Credit (n.) Reliance on the truth of something said or done |
Credit (n.) Reputation derived from the confidence of others |
Credit (n.) A ground of, or title to, belief or confidence |
Credit (n.) That which tends to procure, or add to, reputation or esteem |
Credit (n.) Influence derived from the good opinion, confidence, or favor of others |
Credit (n.) Trust given or received |
Credit (n.) The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on trust |
Credit (n.) The side of an account on which are entered all items reckoned as values received from the party or the category named at the head of the account |
Credit (v. t.) To confide in the truth of |
Credit (v. t.) To bring honor or repute upon |
Credit (v. t.) To enter upon the credit side of an account |
Credit foncier () A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out improvements, by means of loans and advances upon real securities. |
Credit mobilier () A joint stock company, formed for general banking business, or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on personal estate, after the manner of the credit foncier on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has not been strictly observed. |
Derivative (a.) Obtained by derivation |
Derivative (n.) That which is derived |
Derivative (n.) A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change |
Derivative (n.) A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion |
Derivative (n.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense). |
Derivative (n.) A derived function |
Derivative (n.) A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it |
Financial (a.) Pertaining to finance. |
First-rate (a.) Of the highest excellence |
First-rate (n.) A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class. |
Instrument (n.) That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected |
Instrument (n.) A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are produced |
Instrument (n.) A writing, as the means of giving formal expression to some act |
Instrument (n.) One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to serve a purpose |
Instrument (v. t.) To perform upon an instrument |
Interest (n.) To engage the attention of |
Interest (n.) To be concerned with or engaged in |
Interest (n.) To cause or permit to share. |
Interest (n.) Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object |
Interest (n.) Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility |
Interest (n.) Advantage, personal or general |
Interest (n.) Premium paid for the use of money, -- usually reckoned as a percentage |
Interest (n.) Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered. |
Interest (n.) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively |
Rate (v. t. & i.) To chide with vehemence |
Rate (n.) Established portion or measure |
Rate (n.) That which is established as a measure or criterion |
Rate (n.) Valuation |
Rate (n.) A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public use, according to its income or value |
Rate (n.) Order |
Rate (n.) Ratification |
Rate (n.) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time |
Rate (n.) The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc. |
Rate (n.) The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance, determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1, A2, etc. |
Rate (v. t.) To set a certain estimate on |
Rate (v. t.) To assess for the payment of a rate or tax. |
credit | used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise, she already had several performances to her credit |
credit course credit | recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed, typically measured in semester hours |
semester hour credit hour | a unit of academic credit, one hour a week for an academic semester |
instrument tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
instrument landing | an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments |
pastime interest pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly), sailing is her favorite pastime, his main pastime is gambling, he counts reading among his interests, they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits |
financial audit | an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate |
instrument flying | navigation of an airplane solely by instruments |
beatingeed instrument reed instrument reed | a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed |
bowed stringed instrument string | stringed instruments that are played with a bow, the strings played superlatively well |
brass brass instrument | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
control panel instrument panel control board board panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices, he checked the instrument panel, suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree |
doubleeed instrument double reed | a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together |
drafting instrument | an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings |
electronic instrument electronic musical instrument | a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically |
freeeed instrument | a wind instrument with a free reed |
instrument | a device that requires skill for proper use |
instrument of execution | an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person |
instrument of punishment | an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
instrument of torture | an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person |
keyboard instrument | a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard |
measuring instrument measuring system measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
medical instrument | instrument used in the practice of medicine |
musical instrument instrument | any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds |
navigational instrument | an instrument used for navigating |
optical instrument | an instrument designed to aid vision |
percussion instrument percussive instrument | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
periwinkle plant derivative | an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer |
scientific instrument | an instrument used by scientists |
singleeed instrument singleeed woodwind | a beatingeed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |
stringed instrument | a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
surgical instrument | a medical instrument used in surgery |
surveying instrument surveyor's instrument | an instrument used by surveyors |
test rocket research rocket test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
transit instrument | a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian |
wind instrument wind | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
woodwind woodwind instrument wood | any wind instrument other than the brass instruments |
egoism egocentrism self-interest selfoncern selfenteredness | concern for your own interests and welfare |
opportunism self-interest self-seeking expedience | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others |
pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
sake interest | a reason for wanting something done, for your sake, died for the sake of his country, in the interest of safety, in the common interest |
bargain rate cheapness cut rate cut price | a price below the standard price |
interest interestingness | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.), they said nothing of great interest, primary colors can add interest to a room |
interest involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something, an interest in music |
credit rating credit | an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments |
credit system | a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit |
derived function derivative differential coefficient differential first derivative | the result of mathematical differentiation, the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another, df(x) dx |
partial derivative partial | the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant |
derivative | (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word, `electricity' is a derivative of `electric' |