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At Par: A price equal to nominal or face value of a security. See: Par.

Vertical Coordination: The process of ensuring that each successive stage in the production, processing, and marketing of a product is appropriately managed and interrelated to the next, so that decisions about wh . . . View Full Definition

Negotiated Reading: In cultural studies, the interpretation of the text that partially accepts and partially rejects the meanings that the text emphasizes.

Preferred Stock Ratio: Preferred stock at par value divided by total capitalization, which gives the portion of capitalization that consists of preferred stock.

Fixed Base Operator (FBO): An airport-based business that parks, services, fuels, and may repair aircraft: often rents aircraft and provides flight training. The term was coined to differentiate FBOs from businesses o . . . View Full Definition

Parasitism: A form of symbiosis in which the population of one species benefits at the expense of the population of another species; similar to predation, but differs in that parasites act more slowly t . . . View Full Definition

Stator: That part of an AC induction motor's magnetic structure which does not rotate. It usually contains the primary winding. The stator is made up of laminations with a large hole in the center i . . . View Full Definition

Par: 1. The standard number of strokes in which a scratch player would be expected to complete a hole or course 2. (also 'even, even par, level, level par') the score of par for a course, or the . . . View Full Definition

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): The PBGC was created to ensure that participants in defined benefit pension plans under its jurisdiction will receive at least a basic pension if the plans are terminated because they’re und . . . View Full Definition

Quotation Music: Music that parodies another work or works, presenting them in a new style or guise.