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Sailing

The art of controlling and steering a boat with large foils called sails.

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underwriting syndicate

Financial services; General Finance

A group of investment banks that work together to sell new security offerings to investors. The underwriting syndicate is led by the lead underwriter. See also: Lead underwriter.

Write-off

Financial services; General Finance

Charging an asset amount to expense or loss, such as through the use of depreciation and amortization of assets.

portage

Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle

to lift and carry the bike, such as when crossing a stream, ditch, or ground too rocky to ride.

Butter Pick

Kitchen & dining; Cooking tools

Designed for individual servings of original or flavored butter balls or butter pats.

sell off

Financial services; General Finance

Sale of securities under pressure. See: Dumping.

density

Astronomy; Mars

The amount of matter in a unit volume of a substance; usually the mass per unit of volume.

anthropocentrism

Astronomy; General astronomy

The belief that humans are central to the universe.

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