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Year Plan

A year during which plan records are kept. This can be a fiscal or calendar…

Yard

Equal to 3 feet, 36 inches, or 91 centimeters. 2. Fenced off outdoor repair or…

Yellow Pages

Directory of businesses classified by types of business and arranged alphabetically within each classification. Used…

Yard Lumber

Run of mill lumber in miscellaneous lengths, widths, and finishes.

Yield Point

Load at which a material deforms permanently without increase in the load.

Yellow Sheets

A daily listing of bid and ask price quotes for over-the-counter bonds. Yellow Sheets are…

Yellow Fever

Viral infection spread by infected mosquitoes found in tropical Africa, Caribbean, and South America which…

Yield Differential

Differences in the yields of different securities, commonly used to compare bonds with different maturities…

Yield Spread

Variation in money earned by commercial mortgages as compared to standard values. Yield spread also…

Yield Curve

Graph used typically to show yields for different bond maturities, and used for determining the…

Yellow Dog Contract

An agreement used in United States labor law in which a prospective employee agrees as…

Yellow Belt

A certification given to an employee who completes the yellow belt training within the Six…

Year-End Closing

An accounting procedure undertaken at the end of the year to close out business from…

Yellow Knight

A corporation that at one time was planning on initiating a hostile attempt on a…

Yankee Bond

Dollar denominated bond sold in the US by a foreign bank, corporation, or government utility.…