Home > Industry/Domain > Non-profit organizations

Non-profit organizations

Abbreviated as NGO, and also known as not-for-profit organisation; an organisation that does not distribute its surplus capital to shareholders or owners, but instead uses them to pursue its original goals.They are usually exempt from income and property tax and most often include charitable organisations, trade unions and public arts organisations.

0Categories 680Terms

Add a new term

Contributors in Non-profit organizations

Non-profit organizations >

yield ratio

Financial services; General Finance

The quotient of two bond yields.

recovery shot

Sports; Golf

To get the golf ball back into a better position after having hit it into a lousy position.

VEB

Financial services; General Finance

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Venezuelan Bolivar.

subsidiary

Financial services; General Finance

A wholly or partially owned company that is part of a large corporation. A foreign subsidiary is a separately incorporated entity under the host country's law. A subsidiary's ...

Magnitude

Astronomy; General astronomy

The units used to describe brightness of astronomical objects. The smaller the numerical value, the brighter the object. The human eye can detect stars to 6th or 7th magnitude on ...

subscription warrant

Financial services; General Finance

Applies to derivative products. Type of security, usually issued with another security, such as a bond or stock, that entitles the holder to buy a proportionate amount of common ...

orbital elements

Astronomy; General astronomy

Parameters (numbers) that determine an object's location and motion in its orbit about another object. In the case of solar-system objects such as comets and planets, one must ...

Sub-categories