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Going For It: When a team facing a fourth down decides to try for a new first down instead of punting; if it fails, it loses possession of the ball.

Payment Quantity: The quantity of production eligible for production flexibility contract payments under the FAIR Act of 1996. Payment quantity is calculated as the farm’s program yield (per acre) multiplied . . . View Full Definition

Payment Limitation: The maximum annual amount of commodity program benefits a person can receive by law. Persons are defined under payment limitation regulations, established by USDA, to be individuals, members . . . View Full Definition

Payoff Pitch: A pitch thrown with a full count.

Peanut Lolita: A liqueur made from peanuts.

Pegmatite: A very coarse grained igneous rock, normally of granitic composition. Typically forms during the final states of magma chamber crystallization when the high water content solutions allow rap . . . View Full Definition

Pecking-Order View (Of Capital Structure): The argument that external financing transactions costs, especially those associated with the problem of adverse selection, create a dynamic environment in which firms have a preference, or . . . View Full Definition

Pay For Performance (PFP): Payment structure where affiliated sales workers are paid commission for getting consumers to perform certain actions. Publishers publishing contextual ads are typically paid per ad click. A . . . View Full Definition

Pay For Inclusion (PFI): The practice of charging a fee to include a website in a search engine or directory. While quite common, usually what is technically paid for is more rapid consideration to avoid Googles pro . . . View Full Definition

Passivity Phenomena: delusional belief that an external agency is controlling the aspects of oneself that are usually under ones own control, e.g. though alienation, made feelings, made impulses, made actions an . . . View Full Definition