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F.O.B. free on board ...
F.O.B
F.O.B., free on board, a term frequently inserted in contracts for the sale of goods to be conveyed by ship, meaning that the cost of shipping will be paid by the buyer. When goods are so sold in London the buyer is considered as the shipper, and the goods when shipped are at his risk, See Green v. Sichel, (1860) 29 LJCP 213....
b.f.o.q.
b.f.o.q. Short for the phrase "bona fide occupational qualification," in the employment discrimination context a B.F.O.Q. may absolve an employer from liability for discrimination when there is a legitimate reason to require, for example, that all of the employees working a particular job be of the same sex or age. The successful use of a B.F.O.Q. defense by an employer is rare in discrimination cases. ...
F.O.W
F.O.W., these letters used in a charter-party mean 'first open water,' that is, immediately after the ice breaks up sufficiently to allow of safe navigation....
O
O the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet derives its form value and name from the Greek O through the Latin The letter came into the Greek from the Phoelignician which possibly derived it ultimately from the Egyptian Etymologically the letter o is most closely related to a e and u as in E bone AS bamacrn E stone AS stamacrn E broke AS brecan to break E bore AS beran to bear E dove AS dumacrfe E toft tuft tone tune number F nombre...
transfer
transfer trans·ferred trans·fer·ring : to cause a transfer of trans·fer·abil·i·ty [trans-fər-ə-bi-lə-tē, trans-fər-] n trans·fer·able also trans·fer·ra·ble [trans-fər-ə-bəl] adj trans·fer·or [trans-fər-ȯr, trans-fər-ər] n trans·fer·ral [trans-fər-əl] n [trans-fər] n 1 : a conveyance of a right, title, or interest in real or personal property from one person or entity to another 2 : a passing of something from one to another [ of venue] [the of power] ...
I.O.U
I.O.U., a written acknowledgement of a debt, so called because it commences with those letters, which custom has substituted for the words I owe you, because they have the same sound. It ordinarily runs thus:-'To Mr. A.B., I.O.U. twenty rupees. C.D January 1st, 2008.'If in the above form, it requires no stamp, being neither receipt, agreement, not promissory note. If it contains a promise to pay the money, it must be stamped as a promissory note, or as an agreement, if it contains terms of agreement the subject of which is of the value of 5l. It should be addressed to the creditor by name, but that is not essential to its validity. It is evidence of an account stated with the creditor, if named; if he is not named, it is prima facie evidence of an account stated with the person producing it. It is not negotiable....
F
F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet and a nonvocal consonant Its form and sound are from the Latin The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma unr which probably had the value of English w consonant The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoelignician the ultimate source being probably Egyptian Etymologically f is most closely related to p k v and b as in E five Gr pente E wolf L lupus Gr lykos E fox vixen fragile break fruit brook v t E bear L ferre See Guide to Pronunciation sectsect 178 179 188 198 230...
infer
infer in·ferred in·fer·ring vt : to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises [could acceptance of the offer from the offeree's response] vi : to draw inferences in·fer·able also in·fer·ri·ble [in-fər-ə-bəl] adj ...
out of status
out of status A U.S. visa allows the bearer to apply for entry to the U.S. in a certain classification, for a specific purpose. For example, student (F), visitor (B), temporary worker (H). Every visa is issued for a particular purpose and for a specific class of visitor. Each visa classification has a set of requirements that the visa holder must follow and maintain. When you arrive in the U.S., a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspector determines whether you will be admitted, length of stay and conditions of stay in, the U.S. When admitted you are given a Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record), which tells you when you must leave the U.S. The date granted on the I-94 card at the airport governs how long you may stay in the U.S. If you do not follow the requirements, you stay longer than that date, or you engage in activities not permitted for your particular type of visa, you violate your status and are considered be "out of status". It is...
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