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renegotiate

: to negotiate again (as for more money or to adjust interest rates or repayments) ;specif : to determine under statutory

basis

in calculating capital gains or losses for income tax purposes adjusted basis : the basis of an asset increased or decreased

York-Antwerp Rules

the Law of Nations at Antwerp in 1877. The Average Adjusters' Rules adopted by the English Association of English Average Adjusters

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Compromise

Compromise, an adjustment of claims in dispute by mutual concession; also a mutual

Pecuniary liability

words 'pecuniary liability' in s. 2(6) of Displaced Persons (Debts Adjustment) Act, 1951, will cover any liability which is of a

bankruptcy

the Bankruptcy Code: liquidation (chapter 7), reorganization (chapter 11), debt adjustment for a family farmer (chapter 12), and debt adjustment for

cap

cap a limit, such as one placed on an adjustable rate mortgage, on how much a monthly payment or interest

deduction

specifically recorded item that is allowed to be taken from adjusted gross income if the total of such deductions exceeds the

mortgage

a loan secured by a mortgage [applied for a ] adjustable rate mortgage : a mortgage having an interest rate which

payment change date

when a new monthly payment amount takes effect on an adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) or a graduated-payment mortgage (GPM). Generally, the payment

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