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Underwrite
UNDERWRITE To insure; to sell an issue of stocks and bonds or to guarantee the purchase of unsold stocks and bonds after a public issue. The word underwrite has two meanings. To issue an insurance policy on the life of a person or on property of another is to underwrite that person or property;... Read more |
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Robert Young Hayne
Robert Young Hayne 1791-1839, American statesman, b. Colleton District, S.C. Having served in the South Carolina legislature (1814-18) and as attorney general of South Carolina (1818-22), Hayne was a U.S. Senator (1823-32) and gained attention as a leading Southern spokesman against the tariff. His... Read more |
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Comptroller of the Currency
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY. The National Currency Act of 1863 created a system of federally chartered national banks and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a bureau of the Treasury Department, to administer the new banking system. The legislation aided the... Read more |
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credit card
credit card device used to obtain consumer credit at the time of purchasing an article or service. Credit cards may be issued by a business, such as a department store or an oil company, to make it easier for consumers to buy their products. Alternatively credit cards may be issued by third... Read more |
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Passport
PASSPORTS PASSPORTS issued to United States citizens provide proof of identity abroad and request, in the name of the secretary of state, that the holder be permitted to travel "without delay or hindrance" and, if necessary, be given "all lawful aid and protection." The earliest surviving... Read more |
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bond
bond in finance, usually a formal certificate of indebtedness issued in writing by governments or business corporations in return for loans. It bears interest and promises to pay a certain sum of money to the holder after a definite period, usually 10 to 20 years. Security is usually pledged... Read more |
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postage stamp
postage stamp government stamp affixed to mail to indicate payment of postage. The term includes stamps printed or embossed on postcards and envelopes as well as the adhesive labels. The use of adhesive postage stamps was advocated by Sir Rowland Hill ; it was adopted in Great Britain in 1839.... Read more |
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Scilicet
SCILICET The first issue of the review Scilicet, under the direction of Jacques Lacan, appeared in May, 1968 from Seuil, the same publisher that two years earlier had brought out his Ecrits. Just seven issues would appear in all, counting two double numbers (2/3 and 6/7), over the next eight... Read more |
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Peter Force
Peter Force 1790-1868, American journalist and historian, b. near Paterson, N.J. He served in the War of 1812 and afterward established himself in Washington, D.C., as a printer. Entering local politics, he was at different times president of both the city council and the board of aldermen and was... Read more |
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