The RISK of loss arising from failure by a party to a contract to receive, within the same business day , cash or ASSETS after it has already delivered assets […]
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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Adjusting clocks forward to make working hours start early and end early. More daylight is left for business and spending.
DAYPART
The division of time in radio and tv. A 24 hour day is broken up into sectins. The radio times are as follows:The morning drive is 6am to 10am. Daytime […]
DAYS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE (DAYS A/P)
The days a company takes to pay its bills. It is measures how much on trade credit and short term financing is used.
DAYS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (DAYS A/R)
The days a company takes to collect on payments.
DAYS DATE
The date after a date by a set period. A bank must honor the draft against the letter of credit .
DAYS IN BANK
(L. Lat. dies in banco.) In practice . Certain stated days in term appointed for the appearance of parties, the return of process , etc.. originally peculiar to the court […]
DAYS OF GRACE
A number of days allowed, as a matter of favor or grace, to a person who has to perform some act, or make some payment, after the time originally limited […]
DAYS PAYABLE
The time a company gets to repay its debts.
DAYS RECEIVABLE
The time a consumer can take to pay for their service or product.
DAYS SALES OUTSTANDING
The time a company has before the payment is income recieved.
DAYS SIGHT
The date a bank must honor a draft against a letter of credit .
DAYS WORKING CAPITAL
The days a firm needs to make capital into revenue. The fewer days the more efficient.
DAYSMAN
An arbitrator, umpire, or elected judge. Cowell.
DE
A Latin preposition, signifying of; by; from ; out of; affecting; concerning; respecting.
DE ACQUIRE NDO RERUM DOMINIO
Of (about) acquiring the ownership of things. Dig. 41, 1; Bract, lib. 2, fol. 86.
DE ADMENSURATIONE
Of admeasurement Thus, de admensuratione dotis was a writ for the admeasurement of dower , and de admensuratione pastures was a writ for the admeasurement of pasture.
DE ADVISAMENTO CONSILII NOS- TRI
L. Lat. With or by the advice of our council. A phrase used In the old writs of summons to parliament Crabb, Eng. Law, 240.
DE aiSTIMATO
In Roman law. One of the innominate contracts, and, in effect, a sale of land or goods at a price fixed, (wsti- mato,) and guarantied by some third party , […]
DE ALEATORIBUS
About gamesters. The name of a title in the Pandects. Dig. 11, 5.
DE ALLOCATIONE FACIENDA
Breve. Writ for making an allowance. An old writ directed to the lord treasurer and barons of the exchequer , for allowing certain officers (as collectors of customs) In their […]
DE ALTO ET BASSO
Of high and low. A phrase anciently used to denote the absolute submission of all differences to arbitration . Cowell.
DE AMBITU
Lat. Concerning bribery. A phrase descriptive of the subject-matter of several of the Roman laws; as the Lex Aufidia, the Lex Pompeia, the Lex Tullia, and others. See AMBITUS.
DE AMPLIORI GRATIA
Of more abundant or especial grace. Townsh. PI. 18.
DE ANNUA PENSIONS
Breve. Writ of annual pension . An ancient writ by which the king, having a yearly pension due him out of an abbey or priory for any of his chaplains, […]
