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  • 51Degree Of Financial Leverage - DFL — A leverage ratio summarizing the affect a particular amount of financial leverage has on a company s earnings per share (EPS). Financial leverage involves using fixed costs to finance the firm, and will include higher expenses before interest and …

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  • 52higher — high|er1 [ haıər ] adjective 1. ) at a more advanced level, or involving a greater degree of knowledge: higher mathematics higher feelings Anna always gave the impression that her mind was on higher things. 2. ) higher plants and animals are the… …

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  • 53Degree completion program — A degree completion program is an educational program providing a way for learners to get college credit for learning that they acquired through life and work experience. Degree completion programs, unlike diploma mills, work within the… …

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  • 54Degree — A man s degree was his rank or station in the medieval world. Magnates disputed precedence at the highest level in the king s household, when the higher ranked had better access to the king. Degree determined where one sat at the king s table if… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 55higher — high·er || haɪə(r) adj. loftier, taller, greater than normal; advanced in intricacy or elaboration (example: higher mathematics ); (Education) beyond the secondary level ( higher education , higher learning ) haɪ n. high point, highest point; …

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  • 56Higher Education Authority — The Higher Education Authority [The official name of the authority is An tÚdarás um Ard Oideachas (sometimes shortened to An tÚdarás ), from Irish, but in practice the unofficial English name, taken from the short title of the enacting… …

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  • 57Higher — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …

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  • 58Degree Of Operating Leverage - DOL — A type of leverage ratio summarizing the effect a particular amount of operating leverage has on a company s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT). Operating leverage involves using a large proportion of fixed costs to variable costs in the… …

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  • 59higher — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Higher is used with these nouns: ↑animal, ↑bracket, ↑classification, ↑consciousness, ↑court, ↑degree, ↑diploma, ↑education, ↑faculty, ↑learning, ↑level …

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  • 60higher — [ˈhaɪə] adj I at a more advanced level, or involving a greater degree of knowledge higher mathematics[/ex] II higher [ˈhaɪə] comparative of high …

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