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Annual Debt Service: Monthly loan payments (principal and interest, if any) times 12 months.

Moodys Investors Service, Inc.: Moody's is a financial services company best known for rating investments. Moody's rates bonds, common stock, commercial paper, municipal short-term bonds, preferred stocks, and annuity cont . . . View Full Definition

Moodys Investors Service: A security and bond rating agency publishing bond manuals and a common stock handbook annually.

Multiple Service Operator (MSO): A cable TV service provider that also provides other services such as data and/or voice telephony.

Multiple-Listing Service (MLS): A marketing organization composed of member brokers who agree to share their listing agreements with one another in the hope of procuring ready, willing and able buyers for their properties . . . View Full Definition

National Debt: The total debt accumulated by a government through the issue of government bonds, Treasury bills and Treasury notes. The government has to pay interest on its borrowings, and this obligation . . . View Full Definition

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS): A USDA agency that collects and publishes statistics on the U.S. food and fiber system, with offices located in each state’s department of agriculture.

Monetize The Debt: Financing the national debt by printing new money, which causes inflation as a result of a larger money supply.

Mobile Satellite Service: Powerful communications transmission service provided by satellites. A single satellite can provide coverage to the whole United States.

Long-Term Debt Ratio: The ratio of long-term debt to total capitalization.