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ABSOLUTE PHYSICAL LI
The end of a life time of a physical object. It occurs when the value becomes zero or it becomes obsolete. This is used in the measurement of risk in asset acquirement.
A legal concept indicating that if a public company DEFAULTS, shareholders are only entitled to recover their investments after creditors have been fully repaid. In most BANKRUPTCY cases shareholders receive little, if any, restitution since they are subordinate to all other claimholders. Absolute priority also extends to the broad category of creditors, where secured creditors receive payment before senior unsecured creditors, who receive payment before junior and subordinated creditors. See al
A specific amount of inventory allowed into a country. This limits the amount of foreign goods allowed in a country at any one time. It also called a tariff rate quota.