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APS: Auction Preferred Stock. A type of Dutch Auction Preferred Stock (Goldman Sachs product).

Training Straps: Strap used around the wrist and the remaining material is wrapped around the weight lifting bar to aid you in holding the weight.

Chaps: Most motorcycle riders like to have some protection on their legs while riding. A pair of leather chaps does the trick. Chaps usually have snaps near the ankles and a zipper down the legs. T . . . View Full Definition

Collapsed Lung: Collapsed lung is a condition that causes the lining of the lung to pull away from the wall of the chest. The space between the lung and the chest fills with air, pushing the injured lung ag . . . View Full Definition

Lapse Rate: The change of an atmospheric variable, usually temperature, with height. A steep lapse rate implies a rapid decrease in temperature with height and is a sign of instability.

Slapshot: A slapshot is a hard shot, usually with a big wind up, wherein the player bends his stick on the ice and allows the energy stored in bending the stick to launch the puck forward.

Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS): These long-term options on stocks have expiration dates of up to three years rather than the shorter terms of most stock options, which are never longer than nine months. The benefit of LEAP . . . View Full Definition

Rally Caps: A term for a superstitious practice among players and fans alike that turn their caps inside out and/or backwards in a close game in the hopes of getting their team hitting.

Apsides: The points in the orbit of a planet or moon which are the nearest and farthest from the center of attraction. In the Earth's orbit these are called perihelion and aphelion, and in the Moon's . . . View Full Definition

Lapse: A lapse causes a policy, right, or privilege to end because the person or institution that would benefit fails to live up to its terms or meet its conditions. For example, if you have a subs . . . View Full Definition