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Holiday

Any day fixed by law, custom or religion on which day-to-day business is suspended for the celebration or commemmoration of some event or public figure.

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blocking

Sports;

legally impeding the progress of opposing riders to allow teammates a better chance of success.

valuation reserve

Financial services; General Finance

An allowance to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets, such as depreciation.

psi

Sports;

abbreviation for pounds per square inch. The unit of measure for tire inflation and air pressure in some suspensions.

affinage

Dairy products; Cheese

The craft of maturing and aging cheeses.

split-rate tax system

Financial services; General Finance

A tax system that taxes retained earnings at a higher rate than earnings that are distributed as dividends.

coma

Astronomy; General astronomy

A comet's atmosphere (composed of dust and/or various gases) surrounding its nucleus. The coma is rather tenuous (except very close to the nucleus), and stars can be occasionally ...

dimming

Advertising; Billboard advertising

Changing the brightness of a display, or the capability of increasing or decreasing the overall display intensity. The brightness level should be highest during the day to compete ...

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