Mining

Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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set position

Sports; Baseball

One of the two legal pitching positions. The other is the wind up position.

overbooking

Aviation; Airport

The practice of confirming more seats, cabins, or rooms than are actually available to insure against no-shows. Over-booking can be unintentional, too.

zero-coupon bond

Financial services; General Finance

A bond in which no periodic coupon is paid over the life of the contract. Instead, both the principal and the interest are paid at the maturity date.

efficiency

Advertising; Billboard advertising

The degree of value delivered to an audience relative to its space cost. Usually expressed as either CPM (cost per thousand) or CPP (cost per gross rating point).