Terms Starting with D

  • Den — Definition,
    • An additional small room within a home often used as an office.
  • Department of Communications (DOC) — Acronym, Canada,
    • Department of Finance, Operations and Information Systems (FOIS) — Acronym, Ontario, Canada,
      • Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) — Company, Canada,
        • Dependent — Definition,
          • A person who relies on someone else for financial support. If you have dependents, you can claim them as exemptions, which will reduce the amount of your income that is taxed.
        • Depletion, Depreciation and Amortization (DD&A) — Acronym,
          • Deposit — Definition,
            • An act of putting a sum of money in to a bank account.
            • A sum of money put towards a given transaction. In a property purchase, a deposit signifies the intent to buy, which is paid to the vendor and applied to the principal cost.
          • Deposit Account Control Agreement (DACA) — Acronym,
            • Deposit Insurance — Definition,
              • The Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation insures depositors' funds to a maximum of $60,000 per depositor, per institution, with some exceptions, in the event of the failure of a federal financial institution. Deposits in some provincial financial institutions are also covered.
            • Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario (DICO) — Company, Ontario, Canada,
              • Deposit Required (dep req) — Abbreviation,
                • Deposited Plan (DP) — Acronym,
                  • Depository Trust Company (DTC) — Acronym,
                    • Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC) — Acronym,
                      • Depreciation — Definition,
                        • The gradual loss of value of a building or other property because of age or natural wear.
                      • Depreciation and Amortization (D&A) — Acronym,
                        • A reduction in the value of a fixed asset occurring over a time period.
                      • Depression — Definition,
                        • A prolonged downturn in the economy and level of business activity.
                      • Deprival Value (DV) — Acronym,
                        • Deputy Minister (DM) — Acronym,
                          • Derivatives — Definition,
                            • Financial contracts whose value is derived from the value of some underlying asset, rate or index. Derivatives are used as risk-management tools by governments and corporations to reduce exposure to risk, mainly related to fluctuations in foreign-exchange and interest rates. Derivative instruments include swaps, options, futures and forward contracts and are used by banks in two principal activities: sales/trading and asset/liability management.
                          • Derivatives Clearing and Settlement System (DCASS) — Acronym,
                            • Derivatives Fundamentals and Options Licensing Course (DFOL) — Acronym, Canada,
                              • Derivatives Fundamentals Course (DFC) — Acronym, Canada,
                                • An overview of derivatives, futures, exchanged-traded options and swaps.
                                ➥ A derivatives sales course.
                              • Derivatives Management Specialist (DMS) — Acronym, Canada,
                                  ➥ On December 1, 2010, CSI replaced this designation with the Certificate in Derivatives Market Strategies.
                                • Derivatives Product Company (DPC) — Acronym,
                                  • Designated Appraiser Commercial (DAC) — Acronym, Canada,
                                    • Designated Appraiser Residential (DAR) — Acronym, Canada,
                                      • Desjardins Credit Union (DCU) — Company Est. 2003, Canada,
                                          ➥ Joined Meridian Credit Union in April of 2011.
                                        • Desjardins des Sources—Lac-Saint-Louis — Company, Quebec, Canada,
                                            ➥ A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
                                          • Desjardins Financial Security (DFS) — Company Est. 2002, Canada-wide, Important,
                                              ➥ A Canadian NHA approved mortgage lender that offers all lending types, including both residential single family and multi-unit mortgages.
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