Slope angle, be it an incline or a decline. Three typical ways to measure it: (1) The difference between the ground or horizontal, the ‘grade line’ and the incline or […]
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GRADING SCHEDULE FOR CITIES AND TOWNS
A rating level scheme for rating a given city’s fire safety. Many factors figure into this rating. The National Board of Fire Underwriters make this schedule.
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (GMAT)
Students applying to business schools take this standardized exam. Before applying to a university’s MBA program, 2000 or so schools expect or recommend students to take this exam. Like SATs, […]
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE)
Graduate school applicants testing determines abstract thinking aptitude. Analytical writing, mathematics and vocabulary are sections of this test.
GRADUATED LEASE
A lease that uses variable payments adjusted periodically to recognize current value . Payment amounts can also be An economic benchmark rate , like the consumer price index , can […]
GRADUATED PAYMENTS LOAN
Another name for graduated payments mortgage.
GRADUATED WAGE
Level-structured organizational salaries. Individual performance , seniority, experience and job grade all factor into salary increases.
GRADUATION PERIOD
Documented time schedule for graduated mortgage payments to increase by set percentage. This time schedule is usually annually. Typically this is a fixed rate mortgage, not an adjustable rate mortgage. […]
GRADUS
In the civil and old English law. A measure of space. A degree of relationship .A step or degree generally; e. g., gradus lionorum, degrees of honor. Vicat. A pulpit; […]
GRADUS PARENTELJE
A pedigree; a table of relationship .
GRAFFARIUS
In old English law . A graffer, notary, or scrivener. St. 5 Hen. VIII. c. 1.
GRAFFER
A notary or scrivener. See St 5 Hen. VIII. c. 1. The word is a corruption of the French “greffler,” (q. v.)
GRAFFIUM
A writing-book, register, or cartulary of deeds and evidences. Cowell.
GRAFIO
A baron, inferior to a count. A fiscal judge. An advocate. Spelman; Cowell.
GRAFT
A term used In equity to denote the confirmation , by relation back , of theright of a mortgagee in premises to which, at the making of the mortgage, themortgagor […]
GRAIN
In Troy weight , the twenty- fourth part of a pennyweight Any kind of cornsown in the ground.
GRAINAGE
An ancient duty in London under which the twentieth part of salt imported by aliens was taken.
GRAINS
The general group of EXCHANGETRADED DERIVATIVES referencing wheat, corn, soybeans, maize, and sorghum. See also COMMODITY DERIVATIVE , SOFTS.
GRAINS PER GALLON (GPG)
Water hardness as a measured unit. 1 grain (64.8 milligrams) of calcium carbonate dissolved in 1 US gallon of water equals one GPG. It figures out to be 14.3 parts […]
GRAM
Metric system weight unit. Equals 1/1000th (one one-thousandth) of a kilogram, about 0.35 ounce, 0.02 pound, or 15.43 grains equivalence in the decimal system.
GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY ACT
Repeal of anti- affiliation statutes of the Glass-Steagall Act . Renewed the legal right banks to consolidate with financial-security companies. Repeal legislation passed in 1999.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
In England, this term designates a school in which such instructionis given as will prepare the student to enter a college or university, and in thissense the phrase was used […]
GRAMMATOPHYLACIUM
(Gneco- Lat.) In the civil law . A place for keeping writings or records. Dig. 48, 19, 9, 6.
GRAMME
The unit of weight in the metric system . The gramme is the weight of acubic centimeter of distilled water at the temperature of 4
GRANATARIUS
In old English law . An officer having charge of a granary. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 82,