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BizTerms for the Letter P
Pass Through (taxation)
Piercing the Corporate Veil
Paid in Capital Requirements
Par Value The minimum value of a share of stock
Preemptive Rights Shareholders right to purchase to prevent dilution.
Preferred, Preferred Stock Specific class of stock
Professional Corporation, PC
Proxy
Publishing Costs
Partnership
Perpetual, Perpetual Existence Unlimited term of existence
Patent
Prime Rate
PRO-Net
Product Liability
Professional & Trade Organizations
Protest
Protocol
Page Views
Platform
Posting Sending a message
Portal
Professional Company
Professional Limited Liability Company, Professional LLC
Purpose, Company Purpose The reason for a company's existence
Priority Mail Two Day US Mail
Power of Attorney A document giving power to attorney-in-fact
Principal
Pro Forma Earnings Similar to Operating Earnings
Parasitic Networks Free networks
Per Capita Voting one equal vote per person
Protect Your Companys Domain Name
Preparation & Filing of Your Articles
Packet Switching
PAL - Phase Alternative Line System
Pan
PBX
Pixel
POTS
PRI
PTT - Post Telephone and Telegraph Administration
Pulse Code Modulation
Package Policy
Paid-up Insurance
Paramedical Examination
Partial Disability
Participating Insurance
Participating Policy
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Pension Benefits
Pension Plan
Percentage Participation
Peril
Permanent Life Insurance
Persistency
Personal Articles Floater
Personal Injury Protection (PIP)
Personal Lines
Personal representative
Physical Damage
Physician's Expense Insurance
Plan Administrator
Point-of-Service Plans
Policy
Policy Dividend
Policy Loan
Policy Reserves
Policy Term
Policyholder
Policyholders' Surplus
Pollution Liability
Pool
Portability
Preadmission Certification
Preexisting Condition
Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
Preferred Stock
Premium
Premium finance
Premium Loan
Premium Tax
Prepaid Group Practice Plan
Primary Beneficiary
Primary Insurance
Principal Sum
Probate
Probate estate
Probationary Period
Product Liability
Product Liability Insurance
Professional Review Organization (PRO)
Proof of Loss
Property Damage Coverage
Property Insurance
Proration
Prospective Payment
Prototype Plan
Provision
Proximate Cause
Punitive Damages
pain and suffering
par value
paralegal
partnership
party
patent
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
patent claim
patent deed
patent drawing
patent pending
patent search
pay-on-death (POD) designation
PBGC
pendente lite
pension
per capita
per stirpes
peremptory challenge
permanent resident
personal injury
personal injury recovery
personal property
petition
petition (immigration)
petitioner
petitioner (immigration)
piercing the veil
plagiarism
plaintiff
plant patent
pleading
PMI
POD
poison pill
post hoc
pot trust
pour-over will
power of appointment
power of attorney
PPA
prayer for relief
precedent
predeceased spouse
preliminary injunction
pretermitted heir
prima facie
principal
Principal Register
prior art
private mortgage insurance (PMI)
privileged communication
pro hac vice
pro per
pro se
probate court
proceeds for damaged exempt property
professional corporation
promissory estoppel
property
property control trust
property guardian
property of business partnership exemption
Prosecuting Attorney
proving a will
provisional patent application (PPA)
PTO
public administrator
public defender
public domain
published work
pur autre vie
personal representative- Legal
probate- Legal
punitive damages- Legal
P&L
P&L exchange rate
P/A
P/E
PAB
PAC
pace
Pacific Stock Exchange
Packing Density
Page down
Page up
Pakistan
Pakistan Stock Exchange
Palau
PAN (Primary Account Number)
Panama
Paper gold
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Parallel processing
Parallel transmission
Parameter
Parameterized
Parana Stock Exchange
pari passu
Paris Stock Exchange
Parity Checking
Partial shipments
Participation
Participations
Party Identity
Party type
Party type information
Party who is also a customer
Pass
Passed
passim
Pay date
Pay date/time
Pay thru
Pay thru bank
Pay thru information
Pay to
Pay via
Payable date
Payee
Paying agent's claim
Paying party charge
Paying party commission
Paying party tax
Payment
Payment date
Payment guarantees
Payment method
Payment order
Payment order register number
Payment order type
Payment service
Payment to
PC
PCE
PDA
PEI
PEM
Pen computer
Penalty
Pending queue
Pending record
Penny stock
Peoples Republic of China
Perform
Performance
Performance Guarantees
Period
Period (reply)
Period of notice
Periodically
Peripheral Device
Perpetual auction market
persona non grata
Personal account
Personal Computer.
Personal Data
Personal Digital Assistant
Personal Identification (PI) data
Personal identification number (PIN)
Personal Identification Number (PIN) data
Personal Identification Number (PIN) key
Personal Identification system
Peru
petitio elenchis
PF
PFA
PGK
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Philippine Stock Exchanges
Philippines
PHLX
Photolithography
PHP
Physical Link
Pibor
PIN
PIN activation
Pips
Pitcairn Island
PKR
Plaintext
Plasma Display
Platinum
PLC
Pledged
Pledged amount
Pledged percentage
Pledging
Plotter
Plug-in Modem
PLZ
PO
Point
Point of service condition code
Point of service entry mode
Point of service PIN capture code
Poland
Polling
Port
Portable electronic file
Portfolio
Portugal
Portuguese Stock Exchange
POS
Position
Position code
Position group
Position limit checking
Position management
Position reports
Position time brackets
Position update
Positive file
Positive gap
post eventum
post hoc, ergo, propter hoc
post mortem
post scriptum
Postage
Posting
Posting condition
Posting date
Posting set
Postscript
PR
Precious metals & coins
Predefined
Predominant
Pre-formatted
Preliminary fixing
Premium interest
Preparation date
Present value (PV)
Presentation period
Prestel
Price limit
Price per unit
Primary Account Number (PAN)
Primary Account Number (PAN) extended
Prime rate
primus inter pares
Principal decrease
Principal increase
Principal reference number
Principle amount currency
Print document
Print Server
Printer
Print-out
Prism
Private Branch Exchange
Private checks
Private Data
pro tem.
pro tempore
Process
Processing code
Processing fee
Processing fee amount for credits
Processing fee amount for debits
Processing priority
Processing priority code
Processor
Product
Product fee account information
Product groups
Product type
Production
Production Rules
Productizing
Profit
Profitability
Program
Programmable processor
Project manager
Projected fee
Projection
Prolog
Promissory notes
Proof Of Deposit
Property valuation
Protect Notch
Protected equity note
Protest
Protocol (2)
Proton
Proxy (2)
Proxy deadline
Proxy or authorisation and instructions to vote
PRT
ps
PS/2
PSBR
PSDN
PSE
Pseudo- random number
PSPDN
PSTN
PTE
PTT
Public authorities
Public key system
Public Securities Association
Puerto Rico
Pulse
Purchase/sale indication
Purge
Put option position delta's
Put Spread
PV
PV-Wave CL
PYG
P/E ratio equation
Password
Penalty bid
Phone switching
Pinks
Pipeline
Pivot
Plug-in
Point and figure chart
POP (Point of Presence, also Post Office Protocol)
Portal
Postponed
PPP (Point to Point Protocol)
Preferred lenders
Preliminary Prospectus
Premium (2)
Price Range
Price/book ratio
Price/Earnings ratio
Price/Sales ratio
Prices
Primary market
Proceeds
Profit & Loss (P & L) Statement
Profit margin
Program trading
Prompt Payment Act
Prospectus
Proxy
PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)
Public Venture Capital
Put option
Pass - General Business
Power of attorney - General Business
Packet Switching - Internet
Posting - Internet
Port - Internet
Premium - Trading
Preferred stock - Trading
Payment date - Trading
Pari materia, in
Parol evidence
Per curiam
Per se
Perjury
Pleadings
Plenary
Potential entrant doctrine
Prejudicial error
Privilege
Privity
Pro tanto
Procedural law
Product extension merger
Pacesetter
Pacific Rim
Pack
Pack and Hold
Package
Package Loan
Package Store
Packaged Goods
Packages
Packaging
Packing List
Padding
Paid
Paid-in Capital
Paid-in Surplus
Palatable
Palletization
Pander
Panic
Paper and Pencil Test
Paper Asset
Paper Money
Paper Profit (or Loss)
Paper Trail
Par
Parachute
Paradigm
Paradigm Shift
Paradox
Parasite
Parent Company
Parity
Parity Price
Part Time
Partial Release
Participating Preferred
Participation Loan
Participative Management
Partition
Party Line
Passive Income
Passive Investor
Patch
Patchwork Product
Paternity Leave
Pathological
Patron
Patronage
Patronize
Patter
Pavlovian
Pawn Broker
Pay
Pay as You Go
Pay for Performance
Pay Period
Pay the Piper
Pay to Play
Payables
Payback
Payback Period
Payday
Payer
Payment System
Payola
Payout
Payout Period
Payroll
Payroll Journal
Peak
Peak Debt Statement
Peas and Carrots
Pecking Order
Peer Review
Peg
Pegging
Pencil In
Penetration
Penetration Pricing
Penetration Strategy
People Intensive
Peppercorn
Per Diem Interest
Perceived Needs
Percentage Lease
Percentage of Advance
Percentage of Sales Technique
Perception
Perfecting a Lien
Perfecting Title
Performance Bond
Perils of the Sea
Perishable
Perk
Permanent Capital
Permanent Financing
Permit
Perpetual Inventory
Personal Financial Statements
Personal Guarantees
Personal Income
Personal Information
Personal Selling
Perspective
Peter Principle
Petrodollar
Petty Cash
Phase
Physical Inventory
Pickle
Pie
Piece
Piecemeal
Piecework
Piggyback Loan
Piggyback Rights
Piggybacking
Pilfer
Pilot
Pilot Production
Pilot Project
Pin Money
Pink Collar
Pink Slip
Pioneer Product
Pirate
Pit
Pitch
Placings
Plagiarize
Plan B
Planning
Player
Pledge
Plot
Plow Back
Plow Under
Plug
Pocket
Point of Purchase
Point of Sale
Point Person
Pointed Headed Boss (PHB)
Policies
Political Risk
Political Risk Insurance
Politically Correct
Pollutants
Pollution
Polygraph
Popcorn
Population
Port of Entry
Portable
Portal to Portal
Positioning
Possession
Postdate
Potential
Potential Demand
Potential Value
Poverty
Power
Prebilling
Precious Metals
Predator
Pre-Depreciation Profit
Preempt
Preemptive Right
Preemptive Rights
Preemptive Strategy
Preexisting
Preference
Preferred Creditor
Preferred Debt
Preferred Placements
Preliminary Cost Estimate
Preliminary Expenses
Premise
Premises
Premium Offer
Premium Pricing
Prep
Prepaid
Prepaid Interest
Prepay
Prepayment Clause
Prepayment Penalty
Presell
Presence