Payments that are made in installments bot not necessarily in a regular or an equal amount.

The project phases or levels a business can go through.

When the economy is plagued by little to no growth, rising prices, and high unemployment .

The trigger of a change from annual to staggered reelection of the director of a company by offering external tender as an antitakeover defense.

A resident. Cowell.

The stage of an economic cycle where less than 1% of growth or decline occurs.

In old English law . A pool, or pond. Co. Litt. 5a; Johnson v. Rayner, 6 Gray (Mass.) 110.

A UK GILT STRIP security known as a Sterling Transfer Accruing Government Security.

Metal product more resistant o staining, corrosion and rust. It is an alloy of carbon and iron.

A deposit made to answer an event, as on a wager. See Harris v. White, SI N. Y. 539; Porter v. Day, 71 Wis. 296. 37 N. W. 259; Mohr […]

Group, organization or person who has a stake that can be affected by the organizations objectives, policies and actions. See corporate governance.

Philosophy of management regarding maximizing interests of stake holders as its main objective.

Anyone with that has a legal, financial or social interest in a company such as shareholders, managers, suppliers, directors, government, employees and the community. Refer to direct stakeholders and indirect […]

One presented at a bank or to the consignee more than 21 days after the date of arrival of the shipment.

One presented a long time, 6 months or more after the date of issue . Also known as a stale dated check.

A claim that has been barred under a statute of limitations or a doctrine of laches.

In the language of tbe courts of equity, a “stale” claim or demand is one which has not been pressed or asserted for so long a time that the owner […]

In Saxon law. Larceny. Wharton.

The liberty or right of pitchiug or erecting stalls in fairs or markets, or the money paid for the same. 1 Steph. Comm. 664.

In Saxon law. The prafcctus stabuli, now master of the horse. Sometimes one who has a stall in a fair or market.

An Impression made by public authority, in pursuance of law, upon paper or parchment, upon which certain legal proceedings , conveyances, or contracts are re- quired to be written, and […]

An extra charge placed on certain legal documents by purchasing a stamp to be placed on said document.

Flat or ad valorem tax placed on legal transactions like property transfer.

A security that has had a feature altered and officially stamped to show it is an official change.

A method of forming metal where a sheet is shaped by folding, pressing, stretching, bending or twisting.