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Stop: A save; as a verb, to make a save.

Stop Box: Normally a cast iron pipe with a lid (@ 5' in diameter) that is placed vertically into the ground, situated near the water tap in the yard, and where a water cut-off valve to the home is loc . . . View Full Definition

Stop Order: You can issue a stop order, which instructs your broker to buy or sell a security once it trades at a certain price, called the stop price. Stop orders are entered below the current price if . . . View Full Definition

F-Stop: A small, circular opening inside the lens that can change in diameter to control the amount of light reaching the camera's sensor as a picture is taken. The aperture diameter is expressed in . . . View Full Definition

Aggregate Stop-Loss Coverage: A type of stop-loss insurance that provides benefits when a group's total claims during a specified period exceed a stated amount.

End-Stopped: A verse line ending at a grammatical boundary or break, such as a dash, a closing parenthesis, or punctuation such as a colon, a semi-colon, or a period. The opposite to an end-stopped line . . . View Full Definition

Unreleased Stop: In linguistics, a stop sound without explosion (i.e., a puff of air) in the place where articulated stoppage would normally take place. For instance, this appears in some New York dialects. . . . View Full Definition

Automatic Stop: A device which may be attached to any of several parts of a machine tool to stop the operation of the machine at any predetermined point.

Stop-Loss: The dollar amount of claims filed for eligible expenses at which which point you've paid 100 percent of your out-of-pocket and the insurance begins to pay at 100%. Stop-loss is reached when . . . View Full Definition

Individual Stop-Loss Coverage: A type of stop-loss insurance that provides benefits for claims on an individual that exceed a stated amount in a given period. Also known as specific stop-loss coverage.