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Primary Offering: Direct/Sale of a firm's newly issued shares by the firm to investors.

Primary Production: The production of living matter by photosynthesizing organisms or by chemosynthesizing organisms. Usually expressed as grams of carbon per square meter per year

Primary Process: In psychoanalytic theory, the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious. This activity is marked by the free discharge of energy and excitation without regard t . . . View Full Definition

Primary Prevention: Activities geared to a sample of the general population to prevent child abuse and neglect from occurring. Also referred to as 'universal prevention.'

Primary Radar: Primary radar systems receive reflections of their own transmitted signals as returned signals from the target.

Primary Recovery: Any crude oil or natural gas that is recovered from a well as a result of the natural pressure within the reservoir.

Primary Seismic Waves: The fastest set of earthquake vibrations - also known as P-waves. They move through the Earth in compression and expansion motions (much like sound waves move through air). Called primary be . . . View Full Definition

Primary Root: The first root formed by a plant.

Primary Personal Residence: The dwelling in which a taxpayer lives and occupies most of the time.

Primary Source: Literary scholars distinguish between primary sources, secondary sources, and educational resources. Students should also. To understand the difference, click here.