Condition where more than one person or company seek a unique piece of business with no collusion.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Documented date when something is due, like a report or results, or when something is applicable or in effect, like a law, or a restriction , or a sale price.
EFFECTIVE DEBT
Total liability or financial obligation a company has. Usually documented in its accounts.
EFFECTIVE DOSE 50 (ED50)
The dosage, the amount of a substance or drug, that is needed to make the wanted result or effect occur. For a test sample, it is the dosage required to […]
EFFECTIVE FRANCHISE
the term applying to the rights a citizen has to vote when an election is called.
EFFECTIVE NET WORTH
Calculated as a company’s net income minus its operating liabilities .
EFFECTIVE RATE
Rate of actual result versus a rate that is announced, estimated, offered, planned, or promised.
EFFECTIVE RATE OF INTEREST
Actual amount paid as interest on a loan, or gained as interest on a deposit account . Actual differs from the nominal, as actual is based on the compounding of […]
EFFECTIVE RATE OF RETURN
Calculated as the total actual increased value minus the starting value divided by the starting value. It is the total actual yield on a bond or other debt instrument , […]
EFFECTIVE REACH
The number of buyers versus targeted audience, as a percentage. It measures the exposure to a particular ad over a specific period, to achieve a specific level of purchase of […]
EFFECTIVE SPREAD
The actual difference between the BID and OFFER of a securities transaction , incorporating the direction of price movements.See also QUOTED SPREAD , REALIZED SPREAD .
EFFECTIVE STOCK
Total of ordered, though not yet received physical inventory and replenishments.
EFFECTIVE YIELD
The actual INTEREST RATE an investor earns on an investment after taking into account fees, actual price paid, and AMORTIZATION of PRINCIPAL or ACCRETION OF DISCOUNT . See also EFFECTIVE […]
EFFECTIVENESS
The closeness of actual results achieved to meeting expectations. Effectiveness ignores expenditure , while efficiency measure worth of results. Efficiency is weighing results against costs over time, and effectiveness is […]
EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION
Assessing results versus expectations. Using a pre-execution method of measuring achievements against stated milestones, objectives, and goals. This includes determining reasons achievements fell short or why it took so long. […]
EFFECTS
Personal estate or property. This word has been held to be more comprehensivethan the word “goods,” as including fixtures, which “goods” will not include.Bank v. Byram, 131 111. 92, 22 […]
EFFENDI
In Turkish language. Master; a title of respect.
EFFICACY
1. Effectiveness . Likelihood of achieving desired end by expending effort. Example: Evaluate changes for their efficacy to produce desired result; if unsure the changes will do the job, reevaluate […]
EFFICIENCY
The measure of the cost of an approach and its achievement versus expectation . A classic measure in determining productivity . See effectiveness .
EFFICIENCY ENGINEER
Person accountable for the cycle of improving the effectiveness of machinery and personnel through analysis and application . Often a management level individual holds this responsibility .
EFFICIENCY FACTOR
Ratio calculated as the number of hours used to successfully achieve a goal divided by the documented number of hours expected to be spent on a job or activity.
EFFICIENCY PRINCIPLE
An economic theory that states that the maximum social benefit that is received from any type of action is received when the marginal social costs of resource allocation is equal […]
EFFICIENCY RATIO
The measurement of how well a company manages profit versus costs. Accounts receivable and payable are the source for this measuring.
EFFICIENCY UNIT
Measured as the hourly output per worker.
EFFICIENCY WAGE
Wage higher than market that raises worker morale to achieve higher output and discourage absenteeism and inventory shrinkage.