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A

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ability absence absent absolute absorber abuse accelerate accept access accident accommodation account accounting firm accounting principles accredited accredited investor accrual accrual period accrue accrued benefit accrued interest accumulation accuracy accurate acknowledge acquire acquired company acquiror acquisition act action active actual actual cost actual knowledge actual/360 addendum addition additional information address adjusted administer administrative agent administrator admission adopt advance advantage adverse adverse effect adversely affect advertising advice adviser advisor advisory affairs affects affidavit affiliate affixed age agency agent aggregate aggregate amount agreement all costs alleged allocable allow alternate ambassador ambiguity amend amortization amount amount due amount paid analysis ancillary annex anniversary announcement annual annual report annuitant annuity annum answer any person apartments appeal applicable applicable condition applicable law applicable percentage applicable provision applicable rate applicable requirement apply appoint appraisal appraised value appreciation appropriate approve arbitrator architect area arrange article ascribed assertion assessed asset asset manager asset representations asset value asset-backed assign assignee assignor assist assistant secretary associate assumed assumption assurance attached attention attestation attorney attributable audit auditor authenticate authority authorized officer authorized representative auto automatic automobile availability available funds average avoidance award

C

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calculate calendar calendar quarter calendar year call cap capacity capital capital account capital expenditure capital lease capital stock captions card care carrier case cash cash collateral cash equivalent cash flow cashless casualty category cause cease cede center certificate certificate administrator certificates class certified public accountant certify chairman change change control change in control charge chattel check chief chief executive chief executive officer chief financial officer circumstance city civil claim claimant class classification classified clean clearing client close closing date code co-lender collateral collect combined commence commerce commercial commercial paper commercially reasonable commission committed committee commodity common law common stock communicate companion companion loan company company subsidiary comparable compensate compensation plan competent competent jurisdiction competitive complaint complete completion date compliance component computed condemnation condition conduct confer confidence confidential confidential information confirmed conflict consecutive consent consequential conservator consideration consistent consolidated consolidated financial consolidated financial statements construct construction contract consult consumer consummate contact contemporaneously contest contingent contingent liability continuous contract contract price contractor contractual contravention contribute control controlled group controlling class conversion convert convey cooperation copy copyright core corporate corporate action correct cost co-trustee counsel counterclaim counterpart counterparty country county courier court court of competent jurisdiction court order covenant coverage covered creation credit credit agreement credit facility credit risk creditor criminal criteria cumulative cure cure period currency current cusip custodian custody customarily customary customer

D

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daily damage data data room date date of determination date of issuance day deadline deal dealer death debenture debt debt service debtor decision declare decreased decree deduct deed default defeasance defect defend defense defer deferral deficiency delegate delinquent deliver delivery demand denominated dental department departure dependent deposit depositary depositor depository depository institution depository trust depreciation derived descendants design designee destruction detail determination developed device diligence direct director disability disbursement discharge disclaimer disclose disclosure discount discovery discretion discrimination dispose disposition dispute dispute resolution disqualified disqualified organization disregarded dissolution distance distribute distribution date distributor district district court dividend division document dollar domain domestic downgrade draft draw drug due due date due diligence duly authorized duly organized duplication duration duty

H

21 terms

hard hardware harm harmless hazard hazardous material hazardous substance hazardous waste heading health hedge heirs highest highway historical holder holding holding company holiday home hotel

I

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identification identify identity illegal immediately immunities impact impair implementation implied import imposition improvement in arrears in force in writing inability inaccuracy inaction incentive incident incidental includes income income tax inconsistent inconvenient incorporated incremental incur incurrence indebtedness indemnification indemnified party indemnify indemnitee indemnity indenture independent independent contractor index indication indirectly individual induce industry information provider informed infrastructure infringement injunction injury inquiry insider insolvent inspection inspector installment instance institute instruction instrument insufficient insurance company insurance policy insured intangible integration intellectual intellectual property intentional intercreditor interest interest expense interest payment interest payment date interest period interest rate interfere interfere with interim intermediary intermediate internal internal revenue code internal revenue service internet interpreted interval introduction inure invalidity invention inventory invest investigating investment adviser investment company investment manager investor invoice involuntary involved irrevocable irs isin issuable issuance issue issued and outstanding issuer issuing entity item

J

9 terms

joinder joint joint venture judgment judicial junior jurisdiction jury jury trial

K

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key kind knowingly knowledge known

P

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package page paper par par value parent parent company park part partial participant partner partnership party pass-through patent pay payable payee payment payment date penalty pending pension per share percent percentage perfect perform performance bond performance period period permanent permissible permit person person or entity personal property personnel petition petroleum phase physical place placement plan plan administrator plan year plant pledge pledgee pledgor points policy political political subdivision pollutant pool pooling servicing portfolio portion position possession postage posted power practice precedent predecessor preemptive preferred preferred shares preferred stock prejudice preliminary premises premium prepaid prepare prepay prescribed present present value preserve president press prevailing prevent price primary prime prime rate principal principal amount principal balance principal place of business principles prior prior consent prior notice prior occurrence priority privacy private private placement privilege privileged information pro forma pro rata pro rata share procedure proceeds process procure produce product professional profit program prohibited project project cost promissory promissory note promotional proper property proportion proportionate proposal proprietary proprietary information prosecution prospectus protect protective order protest provide provisions proxy public public offering public utility published punitive purchase purchase order purchase price purpose

Q

6 terms

qualification qualify quality quantity quarter quorum

R

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range rata rate rate of return rating agency ratio real real estate real property realization realized reason reasonable cost reasonable efforts reasonable time recapitalization receipt received receivership recipient recitals reclassification recommended reconciliation record recourse recover recoverability recovery redacted redeem redemption reduce reduction refer refinancing refrain refund refuse register registrant registrar registration rights registration statement registry regular regulated regulatory regulatory authority regulatory body reimburse reinsurance reit related related party related person relationship release relevant reliance relief remainder remedy remit remittance remove remuneration render renewal rent rental reorganization repaid repair repay replace report reportable event reporting period reporting requirements represent representation repurchase repurchase request reputable request requirement resale rescinded research reserve reserve bank residence residual resign resold resolution resolve resource response restated restrict restricted stock restricted subsidiaries restructuring result retail retained retained earnings retention retire retirement income retirement plan return revenue reverse review revised revocation revolving right risk risk retention river role royalty rto rule rule or regulation rules and regulations

S

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safety salary sale sample sanctions satisfaction satisfactory satisfy savings schedule scope second secret secretary section secure secured party securities and exchange commission securitization security agreement security interest selection sell seller send senior senior executive sent sentence separation series service service provider servicing agreement servicing fee settle settlement several share shareholder shelf short short-term sign signatory signature significant significant subsidiary simple single site software sold sole sole discretion solicit solvency source source code spare part special special servicer specifications sponsor spouse spread staff standard state state law statement station statistical status statute statutory stock stock options stockholder stolen storage strategy strict structure subcontract subcontractor subdivision subject submission submit subordinate subrogation subscribe subscription subsection subsidiary substance substantial substantial completion substantial part substantially all substitute succeeding succession successor sufficient suit sum supersede supervision supervisor supervisory supplement supplier supply support surety surplus surrender surveillance survey survive surviving corporation suspend suspension swap swing system

V

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valid valuable valuation value variable vehicle vendor venture venue verify vessel vest vice president violate void voluntarily voluntary vote voting rights voting security

Y

2 terms

year yield

Z

1 term

zoning

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