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POVERTY RATE: The proportion of the population that lies beneath the official poverty line. For example, if the total population of the country is 270 million, and 40 million have incomes placing them below the official poverty line, then the poverty rate is 14.8%.
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SDR: The abbreviation for Special Drawing Rights, which is a system of accounts nations have with International Monetary Fund that are used to settle any balance of payments deficits. In essence, SDRs are simply an international currency that makes it easier to conduct all sorts of international transactions. In decades past, when gold was used as the primary international currency, any balance of payments deficits was paid with gold. However, in 1967 this system of SDRs was established in lieu of sending gold all over the globe. See also | International Monetary Fund | balance of payments | money | currency | foreign trade | gold standard | Recommended Citation:SDR, AmosWEB GLOSS*arama, http://www.AmosWEB.com, AmosWEB LLC, 2000-2024. [Accessed: November 10, 2024].
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CORPORATION A business established through ownership shares (termed corporate stock) with limited liability of company debts by the owners. A corporation is considered a distinct legal person, separate from its owners. As such, the owners have limited liability. They are only liable for the value of the ownership share and cannot be held personally responsible for any corporate debts. A corporation is one of the three basic forms of business organization. The other two are proprietorship and partnership.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time going from convenience store to convenience store hoping to buy either a travel case for you toothbrush or a looseleaf notebook binder. Be on the lookout for rusty deck screws. Your Complete Scope
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The first U.S. fire insurance company was established by Benjamin Franklin in 1752 in Philadelphia.
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"Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope. " -- Josh Billings, humorist
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DIDMCA Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act
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