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All In: Refers to an issuer's interest rate after accounting for commissions and various related expenses.

Compound Interest: When the interest you earn on an investment is added to form the new base on which future interest accumulates, it is compound interest. For example, say you earn 5% compound interest on $10 . . . View Full Definition

Central Processing Unit (CPU): Contains several million transistors and acts as the brain of the computer. All information and instructions are read and decoded by the processor which then sends signals to the rest of the . . . View Full Definition

Finger Roll: A finger roll is performed when a player shoots the ball with one hand during a layup and then lifts his fingers, rolling the ball into the basket. The rotation produced provides the ball wi . . . View Full Definition

Jump Ball: A jump ball starts every game and occurs when a referee tosses the ball into the air between two players from opposite teams. During games a jump ball is called when two players from opposit . . . View Full Definition

Wrong Ball: (covered by rule 15 of the usga rule book) any ball other than the player's ball in play, provisional ball or second ball played under rule 3-3 or rule 20-7b in stroke play

Preliminary Report: A title report that is made before a title insurance policy is issued or when escrow is opened. A preliminary report or policy of title insurance reports only on those documents having an af . . . View Full Definition

Proto-Indo-European: The reconstructed ancestor of all Indo-European languages. Many scholars use this term interchangeably with Indo-European.

Percussion Instrument: Instrument made of metal, wood, stretched skin or other material that is made to sound by striking, shaking, scraping or plucking. The many varied percussion instruments fall into two basic . . . View Full Definition

Departure Stall: A stall in the takeoff configuration with power.