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B and B: Bed & breakfast; usually a quaint, country-style accommodation with a small number of rooms, that includes breakfast each morning.

Mismatch Bond: Floating-rate note whose interest rate is reset at more frequent intervals than the rollover period (e.g., a note whose payments are set quarterly on the basis of the one-year interest rate).

Miss(Issippi) Blanc: This cultivar is reported as derived from a Galibert 261-12 x (Extra x Marguerite) seedling, the latter two varieties being complex V.lincecumii varieties reported as created by T. V. Munson . . . View Full Definition

Misclub: Choosing the wrong club (usually associated with good execution but an incorrect distance result)

Miss(Issippi) Blue: This variety is reported as derived from a Moore's (Early) x Dogridge cross, the latter variety being V.champini, developed by N. H. Loomis at a (long closed) USDA station in Mississippi and . . . View Full Definition

Miscible: Two liquids are considered 'miscible' or mixable if shaking them together results in a single liquid phase, with no meniscus visible between layers of liquid.

Miscellaneous Non-Current Liabilities: An account for non-current liabilities not including long-term debt (mortgage debt, lease debt, long-term borrowing, and shareholder loans) and deferred taxes.

Mixed Bag: Used in the context of general equities. Group of stocks including some that are up, some down, and some neutral.

Mob Spread: The yield spread between a tax-free municipal bond and a Treasury bond with the same maturity.

Mobile Identification Number (MIN): Uniquely identifies a mobile unit within a wireless carrier's network. The MIN often can be dialed from other wireless or wireline networks. The number differs from the electronic serial num . . . View Full Definition