Legal Dictionary

Category: International Trade Dictionary

  • Venture Capital

    An investment in a start-up business that is perceived to have excellent growth prospects but does not have access to capital markets. Type of financing sought by early-stage companies seeking to grow rapidly….

  • Digital Divide

    The digital divide refers to the widening technological gap between the richer and the poorer countries of the world….

  • Gold Standard

    An international monetary system in which currencies are defined in terms of their gold content and payment imbalances between countries are settled in gold. It was in effect from about 1870-1914….

  • Balance Sheet

    A several accounts. See Eyre v Hormen, 28 F. 779, 92 Cal. 580.

  • Customs

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Customs Meaning of Customs Duties charged on commodities on their import into or export out of a country. A mode or system of taxation for the raising of money and is a typical form of indirect tax . A […]

  • Corporate Social Responsibility

    International Trade Meaning and Definition of Corporate Social Responsibility Meaning of Corporate Social Responsibility The responsibilities that corporations (including MNCs) have to workers and their families, to consumers, to investors, and […]

  • Market Economy

    International Trade Meaning and Definition of Market Economy Meaning of Market Economy An economy in which resource allocations, prices and other marketing decisions are primarily determined by the free market.<div […]

  • Dumping

    International Trade Meaning and Definition of Dumping Meaning of Dumping Exporting/Importing merchandise into a country below the costs incurred in production and shipment. Related Entries of Dumping in the […]

  • Revaluation

    An increase in the foreign exchange value of a currency that is pegged to other currencies or gold….

  • Non-Tariff Barrier

    An indirect measure used to discriminate against foreign manufacturers, for example, extensive inspection procedures for foreign imports that create barriers to entering the market….

  • Oligopoly

    Oligopoly

    A term used in economics describing situations where only a few sell a given product. See Northern Natural Gas. Co. v Fed. Power Comm., (D.C.App.) 399 F.2d 953. Also, the term is used in the context of statutes aimed at preventing monopolies, in the sense of a large corporation or several […]

  • Corporate Governance

    Corporate Governance

    International Trade Meaning and Definition of Corporate Governance Meaning of Corporate Governance The way in which major stakeholders exert control over the modern corporation. Related Entries of Corporate […]

  • Barter

    Barter

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Barter Meaning of Barter The exchange of goods or services without using money . See Rosenberg v state , 276, A.2d 708, 12 Md. App. 20. Barter Alternative […]

  • Outsourcing

    Financial Definition of Outsourcing Meaning of Outsourcing The practice of purchasing a significant percentage of intermediate components from outside suppliers. International Trade Meaning and Definition of […]

  • Adb

    International Trade Meaning and Definition of Adb Meaning of Adb Asia Development Bank, head quartered located in Manila, Philippines (ASIA). Related Entries of Adb in the Encyclopedia of Law Project […]