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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.
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swingline facility
Financial services; General Finance
Bank borrowing facility to provide finance while the firm replaces US commercial paper with eurocommercial paper.
aurora borealis
Astronomy; General astronomy
an aurora ocurring in the northern hemisphere of the Earth
crash rash
Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle
any skin abrasion resulting from a fall. Also called road rash.
Pastry Cloth
Kitchen & dining; Cooking tools
Made of canvas, a pastry cloth is used to roll out pastry. When well floured, it minimizes sticking.
select ten portfolio
Financial services; General Finance
A unit investment trust that buys and holds for one year the ten stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average with the highest dividend yields.
danbo
Dairy products; Cheese
Danbo is one of the most popular Danish cheeses. It is a rectangular cheese with smooth, dry, yellow rind and sometimes is covered in red wax. The cheese has a pale, elastic ...
3-kpc arm
Astronomy; General astronomy
A component of the Sagittarius arm with noncircular gas motions. It is seen in absorption against Sgr A with a velocity of -53 km s-1, implying that at least part of the arm is ...
