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Inability

The quality or state of being unable lack of ability lack of sufficient power strength resources or capacity...

managed economy

A non market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices...

ways and means 1 : methods and resources for raising the necessary revenues for the expenses of a nation or state 2 often cap W&M : a legislative committee with jurisdiction over ways and means ...

able

able 1 : possessed of needed powers or of needed resources to accomplish an objective [ to perform under the contract] 2 : having freedom from restriction or obligation or from conditions preventing an action [ to vote] 3 : legally qualified : possessed of legal competence [ to inherit property] ...

consortium

consortium pl: -sor·tia [-shə, -shē-ə] also: -sortiums [Latin, sharing, partnership, from consort- consors sharer, partner] 1 : an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond the resources of any one member 2 Medieval Latin, marital partnership, from Latin : the right of one spouse to the company, affection, and assistance of and to sexual relations with the other ;also : the right of a parent or child to the company, affection, and assistance of the other [suing for loss of ] compare society ...

credit

credit 1 : recognition see also full faith and credit 2 a : the balance in an account which may be drawn upon and repaid later compare loan b : the use of resources (as money) in the present obtained by the debtor's promise to repay the creditor in the future usually with interest as compensation to the creditor and often secured by a pledge of property or the right to attach the debtor's income in case of a failure to repay see also consumer credit compare debt c : financial reputation [to borrow money on the of the United States "U.S. Constitution art. I"] d : letter of credit 3 a : a deduction from an expense or asset account b : a reduction of an amount otherwise due ;esp : tax credit [a for child-care expenses] compare deduction, exclusion, exemption vt 1 : to supply goods on credit to 2 : to trust in the truth of 3 a : to enter upon the credit side of an account b : to place an amount to the credit of [ his account with ten dollars] ...

finance

finance 1 pl : money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual 2 : the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities 3 : the science or study of the management of funds 4 : the obtaining of funds or capital : financing vt fi·nanced fi·nanc·ing 1 a : to raise or provide funds or capital for [ a takeover] b : to furnish with necessary funds 2 : to sell something to on credit ...

fully funded

fully funded : having financial resources adequate to meet current retirement plan payments even in the event of bankruptcy ...

joint administration

joint administration A court-approved mechanism under which two or more cases can be administered together. (Assuming no conflicts of interest, these separate businesses or individuals can pool their resources, hire the same professionals, etc.) Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ...

joint venture

joint venture 1 : a cooperative business agreement or partnership between two or more parties that is usually limited to a single enterprise and that involves the sharing of resources, control, profits, and losses compare combination 2 : a criminal undertaking by two or more persons in which each intentionally takes part used in the law of Massachusetts ...

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