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capital contribution

capital contribution : a contribution of funds or property to the capital of a business by a partner, owner, or shareholder NOTE: Under the Internal

breach

breach by a trustee of the terms of a trust (as by stealing from or carelessly mishandling the funds) breach of warranty : a breach by a seller of the terms of a warranty (as by the

bill

banker certifying to another that a person named in the instrument is entitled to draw on the banker's funds or credit up to a certain amount : letter of credit bill of exchange : an instrument by

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bad

bad : not valid : void [ notice] ;esp : not covered by sufficient funds [a check]

appropriate

1 : to set apart for or assign to a particular recipient, purpose, or use [the legislature appropriating funds for the program] 2 : to take or make use of without authority or right ap·pro·pri·a·tion [ə-prō-prē-ā-shən] n

abscond

evade the legal process of a court by hiding within or secretly leaving its jurisdiction [ed with the funds] [ from New York] [ to Canada] ab·scond·er n

loan

: a short-term loan used as a means of financing a purchase or enterprise prior to obtaining other funds [used a bridge loan to purchase a new home prior to the sale of their previous one] con·ven·tion·al

misapply

to misuse or spend (as public money) without proper authority ;specif : to willfully and unlawfully convert (bank funds) for the use, benefit, or gain of oneself or a third party esp. through one's position as a

Finance

of a state revenue public money sometimes the income of an individual often used in the plural for funds available money resources

stock bonus plan

stock bonus plan : a form of deferred compensation that is funded by employer contributions of corporate securities with dividends usually reinvested

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