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PASSIVE INVESTOR |
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A person who provides equity (an investor) for a business but does not participate in the active operation of the business; the opposite of an active owner/manager. In taxing, an IRS classification of income such as real estate in which investors often are not participants in the management of the business.
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PAID INVOICE |
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A bill showing goods and services sold by a seller on which is marked "paid," showing evidence by the seller that the buyer has remitted the total amount due at the time of purchase or in advance of purchase.
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PERSONAL INJURY INSURANCE |
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Coverage by an insurance company for a physical harm to an individual person.
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PAST DUE ACCOUNT |
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An account that has a payment that was not received by the scheduled date.
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PERFECT COMPETITION |
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A market condition where no buyer or seller has the economic power to alter the market price of a good or service; characterized by a large number of buyers, a large number of sellers, all selling similar products or services, an equal awareness of prices and volume, an absence of discrimination in buying or selling, total mobility of productive resources and complete freedom of entry into the market. As opposed to MONOPOLY; OLIGOPOLY. Also called PURE COMPETITION.
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