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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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handicap

Sports; Golf

This is a scoring system that allows a player to adjust his score to that of standard scratch. Figuring a handicap can get a little complicated, but its purpose is to allow ...

employee empowerment

Business services; Human resources

A term used to express the manners in which non-managerial staff can make essential decisions without consulting a boss/manager.

unfavorable balance of trade

Financial services; General Finance

The value of a nation's imports in excess of the value of its exports.

fossil fuel

Energy; Nuclear energy

Carbon based fuel resulting from millions of years of biological decay. Coal, oil, and natural gas are the most common examples.

ratchet

Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle

to pedal back and forth in partial strokes. This allows a rider to pass obstacles that would cause a pedal to hit if it were to reach the bottom of a normal stroke.

Chakla and Belan

Kitchen & dining; Cooking tools

Chakla is a small marble or wooden platform and belan is the rolling pin usually made of wood. They are used for rolling doughs.

tax schedules

Financial services; General Finance

Tax forms used to report itemized deductions, dividend and interest income, profit or loss from a business, capital gains and losses, supplemental income and loss, and ...

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