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Double Glass: Window or door in which two panes of glass are used with a sealed air space between. Also known as Insulating Glass.

Insulating Glass: Window or door in which two panes of glass are used with a sealed air space between. Also known as Double glass.

Double-Banana Plugs: Are the same as banana plugs, except the positive and negative banana connectors are both fixed in a molded housing that spaces them 3/4' apart. (These are even quicker and easier to connect . . . View Full Definition

Double Wood: Any two pins such that one is directly behind the other; i.e., the 2-8; 3-9; 1-5. Same as barmaid.

Double Witching Day: A stock buying strategy that doubles the risk when the price moves in the opposite direction from the direcetion the investor hoped for. For example, an investor with confidence in ABC buys . . . View Full Definition

Double Wing: A formation with 2 tight ends & 2 wingbacks in which the snap is tossed by the center between his legs to the quarterback or halfback moderately deep in the backfield.

Double-Barreled: A trading day when of two related classes of options and futures expire, resulting in a variety of arbitrage strategies to close out positions.

Double-Entry Accounting: A system of recording transactions in a way that maintains the equality of the accounting equation.

Double-Entry Book-Keeping: A system which accounts for every aspect of a transaction - where it came from and where it went to. This from and to aspect of a transaction (called crediting and debiting) is what the term . . . View Full Definition

Double-Dip Lease: An accounting methodology in which depreciation is accelerated to twice the rate of annual depreciation by the straight-line method.