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foundation

support of an institution : endowment b : an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance foun·da·tion·al adj

perpetuity

state, or duration of being perpetual [devised to them in ] 2 a : the condition of a future estate limited in such a way as not to vest within the period fixed by law for the

phantom stock plan

compensation in which an employee is granted units representing shares of stock which are redeemable at a specified future date for the market value of an equivalent number of corporate shares but which in the interval are

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plan

2 : a detailed program ;esp : one made under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code that places future earnings under the control of a trustee, provides for the payment of creditors, and is subject to approval

possibility of reverter

possibility of reverter :a future interest in property that is retained by the grantor of a conditional fee or determinable fee and by

posterity

posterity 1 : all of the lineal descendants of a person 2 : all future generations

predictive variables

part of the formula comprising elements of a credit-scoring model. These variables are used to predict a borrower's future credit performance. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

promise

a right to expect its fulfillment aleatory promise : a promise (as to compensate an insured individual for future loss) whose fulfillment is dependent on a fortuitous or uncertain event collateral promise : a promise usually to

prospective

prospective 1 : relating to or effective in the future [a statute's effect] 2 : likely to come about : expected to happen [ inability to perform the

remainder

intervening possessory estate (as a life estate) created at the same time and by the same instrument compare future interest at interest, reversion charitable remainder : a remainder in favor of a charity contingent remainder : a

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