Booking a certain slot for a TV commercial, etc. in advance. It can be switched in case another advertiser decides to pay full money for a certain slot.

To set up a prior claim, or the right to gain an advantage before anybody else.

a person who claims a property before other people and occupies it and is proceeding according to law to get the title to it.

A clause which allows the present stock holders to gain preemption rights.

a term for the entering and occupation of public land to create a homestead.

A right/ advantage given out to the present stock holders, allowing them to gain the first option in case a house or property is being sold. It can also mean […]

A method of selling something at lower rates, in order to ward off the competition within any market.

A shareholders right at first choice on buying stocks. Any left are available to the market at large. AKA antidilution provision and subscription priviledge. Refer to rights issue .

Any condition from which the insured is already suffering from before he/she applies for an insurance policy .

Any structure, or article that is created before being brought to the site where it is properly assembled, or installed thereafter.

When large projects are to be constructed, a prefeasibility study is carried out in order to decide whether or not the project will be worth proceeding with or not.

In French law . The name given to the public functionary who is charged in chief with the administration of the laws, in each department of the country. Merl. Repert […]

To bring before; to prosecute; to try; to proceed with. Thus, preferring an indictment signifies prosecuting or trying an indictment. To give advantage, priority, or privilege; to select for first […]

The act of an insolvent debtor who, in distributing his property or in assigning it for the benefit of his creditors, pays or secures to oue or more creditors the […]

The 90 days before bankruptcy. Refer to preference.

Those who have invested are liable to receive payment before others, though they can forego their shareholder privileges.

A term used in English law to designate a new issue of shares of stock in a company, which, to facilitate the disposal of them, are accorded a priority or […]

An assignment of property for the benefit of creditors, made by an insolvent debtor, in which it is directed that a preference (right to be paid first in full) shall […]

a debt that has to be paid first before all other creditor’s debts.

An initiative taken by the government in order to bring about an increase in the capital investment . This is done generally in poorly developed areas.

A pact of trade, formed between two or more countries, allowing them to reduce the tariffs charged on specific goods during trade with each other. Even though the tariffs aren’t […]

the transferring of property by a debtor who is insolvent to a creditor and excluding transfer to other creditors.

Possessing or accorded a priority, advantage, or privilege. Generally denoting a prior or superior claim or right of payment as against another thing of PREFERRED 931

A bidder who has been preferred over others, by a company who is holding an auction.

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