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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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weigh-in

Sports; Boxing

Boxers must get weighed the day of the fight and their weight must be in the range of the weight class they are fighting in.

doser

Beverages; Coffee

A spring-loaded device on specialized espresso grinders that dispenses single servings of ground coffee.

new crop

Beverages; Coffee

Coffee that is delivered for roasting fairly soon after harvesting and processing, when it is at its brightest and highest acidity.

grasscutter

Sports; Golf

A term describing a shot that is low and fast just going over the top of the grass. Not meant to be complimentary.

human resources

Business services; Human resources

All the individuals employed in an organization.

underwriting fee

Financial services; General Finance

The portion of the gross underwriting spread that compensates the securities firms that underwrite a public offering for their services.

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Financial services; General Finance

A multilateral agency that administers world trade agreements, fosters trade relations among nations, and solves trade disputes among member countries.

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