| banking game | any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer |
risk
peril
danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
risk arbitrage
takeover arbitrage | arbitrage involving risk, as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer, if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money |
| banking | transacting business with a bank, depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc. |
| home banking | banking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer) |
| banking | engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc. |
supervision
supervising
superintendence
oversight | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group |
buff
buffer | an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block, used for polishing (as in manicuring) |
buffer
fender | a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact |
| buffer polisher | a power tool used to buff surfaces |
buffer buffer storage
buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
fender buffer cowcatcher
pilot | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |
| frame buffer | (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel |
| keyboard buffer | a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them |
| print buffer | a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready |
| risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
| risk risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred |
banking industry
banking system | banks collectively |
board meeting
committee meeting | a meeting for administrative purposes |
| Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence | the council in - that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church |
blue ribbon commission
blue ribbon committee | an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue |
committee
commission | a special group delegated to consider some matter, a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours - Milton Berle |
| committee citizens committee | a selfonstituted organization to promote something |
| select committee | a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose |
| vigilance committee | a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist |
| welcoming committee | a committee to welcome new residents to a community |
| standing committee | a permanent committee |
| Ways and Means Committee | a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue |
| steering committee | a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body |
ethics committee
ethics panel | a committee appointed to consider ethical issues |
| finance committee | a committee appointed to consider financial issues |
political action committee
PAC | committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates |
Security Intelligence Review Committee
SIRC | an agency of the Canadian government that oversees the activities of the Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada and has the power to intrude on the privacy of suspected terrorists or spies |
depository financial institution
bank
banking concern
banking company | a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities, he cashed a check at the bank, that bank holds the mortgage on my home |
Committee for State Security
KGB
Soviet KGB | formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia |
buffer state
buffer country | a small neutral state between two rival powers |
buffer zone
buffer | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict |
Basel
Basle
Bale | a city in northwestern Switzerland |
| committee member | a member of a committee |
| gambler risk taker | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement |
| systemic circulation | circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs |
venture capital
risk capital | wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises |
systemic lupus erythematosus
SLE
disseminated lupus erythematosus | an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms |
hazard
jeopardy
peril
risk
endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
| buffer | (chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH |
| buffer solution | a solution containing a buffer |
| starting buffer | buffer solution at the start of a reaction |
phosphate buffer solution
PBS | a solution containing a phosphate buffer |
| buffer | add a buffer (a solution), buffered saline solution for the eyes |
cushion
buffer
soften | protect from impact, cushion the blow |