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political action committee
political action committee (PAC), U.S. organization formed by a corporation, labor union, or association to raise money for political activity. Funds can be gathered by voluntary contributions from members, employees, or shareholders. Political action committees were first organized in the 1940s.... Read more |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent U.S. federal executive agency designed to promote public confidence in banks and to provide insurance coverage for bank deposits up to $100,000 (temporarily increased to $250,000 from Oct., 2008, through Dec., 2009). The corporation was... Read more |
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sinking fund
sinking fund sum set apart periodically from the income of a government or a business and allowed to accumulate in order ultimately to pay off a debt. A preferred investment for a sinking fund is the purchase of the government's or firm's bonds that are to be paid off. Usually the fund is... Read more |
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Electronic funds transfer systems
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United Jewish Appeal (UJA)
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL (UJA) The main organization through which U.S. Jews support Jews abroad. In 1939 the United Palestine Appeal joined with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the National Refugee Service to form the United Jewish Appeal (UJA). Most of what it raises... Read more |
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electronic funds transfer at point of sale
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World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), international organization formed to raise money for conservation projects, est. 1961. The international organization, believing that its name no longer reflected the scope of its activities, became the Worldwide Fund for Nature in 1986, but the affiliated groups in the... Read more |
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Marva Collins
Marva Collins 1936– Educator At a Glance… Left Teaching to Start Her Own School The Media Focus on Collins Criticism and Commendations Selected writings Sources Teachers need nothing more than “books, a blackboard, and a pair of legs that will last the day,” Marva... Read more |
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National Art Collections Fund
National Art Collections Fund. The UK's largest art charity, established in 1903 to assist public collections to acquire works of art they would not otherwise be able to afford. The founders, who included Roger Fry and D. S. MacColl, shared a concern about the amount of art leaving the country,... Read more |
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