business

A folder or booklet containing preprinted cheques for use by the holder of a bank account

(by extension) To leave a person or organization when things become difficult.

Older; superior

To accumulate; to amass.

To make money harder to borrow or obtain.

To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

An item which is inexpensive.

The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc.

The amount of recompense paid to a factor of production on top of its transfer earnings; this does not encompass costs incurred during the process of production or service

To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.

One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.

The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

A slip of paper; a short note.

One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber.

A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.

To redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele.

To take possession of or claim (an idea, person, event, etc.) as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.

A new bill of exchange which the holder of a protested bill draws on the drawer or endorsers, for the amount of the bill, with costs and charges.

The act of conceding.