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Engineering

The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.

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Sports; Golf

A golf tournament that is played at Augusta National Golf Course

promotion

Business services; Human resources

When an employee advances from one position to another with a higher salary range.

unleveraged program

Financial services; General Finance

The use of borrowed funds to finance less than 50% of a purchase of assets. In a leveraged program borrowed funds are used to finance more than 50%.

chasers

Sports;

those who are trying to catch a group or a lead rider.

track!

Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle

the word to yell when you want a rider you're catching to move over on the singletrack so you can pass.

treasury securities

Financial services; General Finance

Securities issued by the US Department of the Treasury.

taxable event

Financial services; General Finance

An event or transaction that has a tax consequence, such as the sale of stock holding that is subject to capital gains taxes.

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