DISMAL SCIENCE
A term coined by Scottish writer, essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle to describe the discipline of economics. The term dismal science was inspired by T. R. Malthus' gloomy prediction that population would always grow faster than food, dooming mankind to unending poverty and hardship.
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Multinational Corporation - MNC
A corporation that operates in different countries. These companies have offices and/or factories in several nations and have a centralized head of ...
Hard Sell
Sales practice denoted by forceful language. Hard sell is considered to be a high-pressure method, as it is designed to get a consumer purchase a g ...
Usury Laws
Usury laws are laws that regulate the amount of interest that may be imposed on a loaned fund or asset. The purpose of usury laws are to do away wi ...
Capital Saturation
An economic status in which actual income is big and is assumed to continue to bolster, causing the general public, huge companies and even public ...
60-Plus Delinquencies
Mortgage loan that is over 60 days past due on their debt payments. These are expressed as a percentage of a group of loans within a given time per ...
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Buying a Home: Getting Into the Escrow Process
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