Par

In the context of investing, par means the face value of a security. Bonds are often said to be redeemable at par.

Parenteral nutrition

Parenteral nutrition or intravenous feeding involves delivering nutrients and fluid directly into a patient’s bloodstream, bypassing the digestive system (i.e. enteral nutrition)

The Takeover Code has a concept called ‘acting in concert’. Persons acting in concert form a ‘concert party’. The technical definition (from the Takeover Panel’s website) is given below, but basically it means people or businesses that are acting together to control a company or block a takeover attempt. Acting in concert This definition has […]

Parkinson’s disease psychosis

Parkinson’s disease psychosis or PDP may be a side effect of Parkinson’s medication. But not everyone who takes Parkinson’s drugs will experience them. It depends on the exact type of medication, the dose and the person taking them. Sometimes, the higher the dose of medication, the more chance there is of experiencing hallucinations. Research shows […]

REVPAR

REVPAR is an acronym for revenue per available room – a widely used measure of trading success in the hotel industry. REVPAR is a factor of average room rates and occupancy and trading one off against the other to optimise REVPAR is the main goal of any hotel manager.

PARP inhibitor

PARP inhibitors are a type of targeted cancer drug. PARP is a protein found in cells, it stands for poly-ADP ribose polymerase. It helps damaged cells to repair themselves. you can read more here

postpartum

postpartum is a another term for postnatal – it is the period where the body is readjusting to not being pregnant

comparitor – as a substitute benchmark

comparitor – When a fund does not have a benchmark, investment companies and investment managers offer a comparitor or reference benchmark. This helps investors / shareholders appreciate how the NAV and share prices have done and helps put that performance into context. Funds that do not have a benchmark index are often absolute return funds, […]

Participation notes

Participation notes are a form of derivative, issued by a counterparty such as a bank or a broker, which give an investor the same exposure as buying the underlying security would. For example, for an investor who isn’t allowed to hold shares in an Indian company directly, a bank or a broker can create a […]

pari passu

pari passu is Latin for equal in all respects

Gravity separation

A method by which mineral particles are separated with the aid of water or air, according to the differences in their specific gravities

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