Glossary
Terms starting with E
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- EQUITY
- The interest or value that an owner has in property over and above any indebtedness.
- EQUITY
- In investments, the ownership interest of shareholders. In a corporation, stocks as opposed to bonds.
- Equity Financing
- Equity financing refers to the raising of money for a business by issuing stock or through a direct additional investment by the owners.
- EQUITY INDEXED ANNUITY
- Non-traditional fixed annuity. The specified rate of interest guarantees a fixed minimum rate of interest like traditional fixed annuities. At the same time, additional interest may be credited to policy values based upon positive changes, if any, in an…
- equivalence group
- A set of immature cells that all have the same developmental potential. In many cases cells of an equivalence group end up adopting different fates from one another.
- Erie Doctrine
- The Erie case held that there was no Federal Common Law and that a federal court deciding a dispute should apply the state law in the area the federal court is situated, rather than any federal law.
- EROSION
- The gradual wearing away of land by water, wind and general weather conditions; the diminishing of property by the elements.
- ERRORS AND OMISSIONS COVERAGE E&O
- A professional liability policy covering the policyholder for negligent acts and omissions that may harm his or her clients.
- Escabèche
- A spicy cold pickle or marinade made from herbs, spices, vinegar and olive oil that originated in Spain and was used mainly for preserving fish and other cooked foods. It's mostly used for small cooked fish, which are de-headed, fried or lightly browned and…
- Escalator Clause
- In contract law, this is a clause that increases the price if market conditions change, such as inflation.
- Escalope
- A thin slice of boneless meat, often beaten even thinner for quick cooking. It's cut from the leaner parts of certain animals, in particular veal, pork and turkey. It can also be used to refer to thick slices of fish with a strip of skin on one side. The…
- Escape Clause
- In contract law, this is a clause that allows breach, or excuses nonperformance, if a market condition changes or in case of some other agreed event occurs.
- escape velocity
- the velocity an object or rocket needs to escape the gravitational clutch of a more massive object
- Escheat
- In property law, there are instances where an owner dies without an heir and title passes to the state (or back to the King), by escheat.
- ESCHEAT
- The reversion of property to the state or county, as provided by state law, in cases where a decedent dies intestate without heirs capable of inheriting, or when the property is abandoned.
- ESCO
- Efficiency Service Company - A company that offers to reduce a client's electricity consumption with the cost savings being split with the client.
- ESCROW
- The closing of a transaction through a third party called an escrow agent, or escrowee, who receives certain funds and documents to be delivered upon the performance of certain conditions outlined in the escrow instructions.
- Escrow Account
- In property and real estate finance law, an escrow account is a trust account where money is kept on deposit over a time period as a reserve intended to cover certain regularly expected expenses and conditions, such as annual homeowner's insurance premiums…
- ESCROW ACCOUNT
- The trust account established by a broker under the provisions of the license law for the purpose of holding funds on behalf of the broker's principal or some other person until the consummation or termination of a transaction.
- ESCROW ACCOUNT
- Funds that a lender collects to pay monthly premiums in mortgage and homeowners insurance, and sometimes to pay property taxes.
- ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS
- A document that sets forth the duties of the escrow agent, as well as the requirements and obligations of the parties, when a transaction is closed through an escrow.
- Espagnole (à la)
- À l'espagnole is the name given to several ways of preparing food inspired by Spanish cuisine. The main ingredients are tomatoes, sweet peppers, onions and garlic, usually fried in olive oil. Not to be confused with sauce Espagnole, which is a sauce based on…
- Espionage
- Gaining private information by deceit. Espionage may occur in the workplace as well as international spying.
- espressivo
- Expressively.
- Essence
- Fragrant oil extracted from plant or herb.
- Essence or extract
- These are concentrated flavourings (for example from vanilla pods, almonds, anchovies or coffee beans) used to flavour and enhance foods, and can also refer to synthetic flavourings. They're usually sold in small bottles or jars. Vanilla extract is extracted…
- estampie
- A type of early instrumental (perhaps dance) music consisting of independent sections strung together.
- Estate
- The type, or degree, or quality of ownership a person has in a particular property. The right or title. An estate is also the limit of a person's property, which after death is distributed to heirs by the "estate."
- ESTATE (TENANCY) AT SUFFERANCE
- The tenancy of a lessee who lawfully comes into possession of a landlord's real estate but who continues to occupy the premises improperly after his or her lease rights have expired.
- ESTATE (TENANCY) AT WILL
- An estate that gives the lessee the right to possession until the estate is terminated by either party; the term of this estate is indefinite.
- ESTATE (TENANCY) FOR YEARS
- An interest for a certain, exact period of time in property leased for a specified consideration.
- ESTATE (TENANCY) FROM PERIOD TO PERIOD
- An interest in leased property that continues from period to period, week to week, month to month or year to year.
- Estate Planning
- The process of planning an orderly disposition of a person's assets after death, so as to limit or avoid legal and financial complications, excessive fees and expenses, but most often, taxes.
- Estate Taxes
- Taxes imposed by the government on property transferred after death
- Esthetician
- A specialist in the area of beauty.
- ESTOPPEL
- Method of creating an agency relationship in which someone states incorrectly that another person is his or her agent, and a third person relies on that representation.
- Estoppel
- A bar that prevents one from adopting a position, action, or posture inconsistent with an earlier position if it would result in an injury to another.
- Estoppel By Silence
- A bar to prevent persons from taking advantage of their own silence when they had a duty to speak.
- ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
- A document in which a borrower certifies the amount owed on a mortgage loan and the rate of interest.
- ETHANOL
- (also know as Ethyl Alcohol or Grain Alcohol, CH3CH2OH) - a liquid that is produced chemically from ethylene or biologically from the fermentation of various sugars from carbohydrates found in agricultural crops and cellulosic residues from crops or wood…
- Ethernet
- Local Area Network (LAN) protocol invented by Xerox Corporation. It is a broadcast protocol that uses CSMA/CD method and utilizes electrical cables. It can run at various speeds: 10Mbps, 100Mbps and even 1000Mbps. IEEE 802.3 standard describes Ethernet. Word…
- ETHICS
- The system of moral principles and rules that becomes standards for professional conduct.
- ethidium
- A molecule that can intercalate into DNA double helices when the helix is under torsional stress.
- ETHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (ETBE)
- an aliphatic ether similar to MTBE. This fuel oxygenate is manufactured by reacting isobutylene with ethanol. Having high octane and low volatility characteristics, ETBE can be added to gasoline up to a level of approximately 17 percent by volume. ETBE is…
- ETHYLENE
- A colorless gas that burns and is an oil refinery product.
- Etude
- A musical piece designed to address a particular technical problem on an instrument.
- Eucalyptus
- A mild astringent with antiseptic properties.
- euchromatin
- A chromosome region that stains poorly or not at all; thought to contain the normally functioning genes. Region of eukaryotic chromosome that is diffuse during interphase. Presumably the actively transcribing DNA of the chromosomes. (See heterochromatin)
- eugenics
- Controlled human breeding based on notions of desirable and undesirable genotypes.
- eukaryote
- An organism having eukaryotic cells with true nuclei.
- eukaryotic cell
- A cell containing a nucleus.
- euploid
- A cell having any number of complete chromosome sets, or an individual composed of such cells.
- euploidy
- The condition of a cell or organism that has one or more complete sets of chromosomes.
- Euthanasia
- A killing done to prevent further injury. A mercy killing.
- EV (ELECTRIC VEHICLE)
- a vehicle powered by electricity, usually provided by batteries but may also be provided by photovoltaic (solar) cells or a fuel cell.
- evaporation
- process by which a liquid such as water becomes a gas.
- EVAPORATIVE COOLING
- Cooling by exchange of latent heat from water sprays, jets of water, or wetted material.
- Evening Primrose
- Used as an astringent and helpful for reducing skin irritation. Also beneficial for dehydrated skin.
- evening star
- the planet Venus when it appears in the evening sky.
- Event
- What occurs when two particles collide or a single particle decays. Particle theories predict the probabilities of various possible events occurring when many similar collisions or decays are studied. They cannot predict the outcome for any single event.