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  • Earnest Money

    Something of value paid as a pledge to bind an agreement or contract, typically money paid by a seller to a buyer.

  • Earnings Per Share

    A financial ratio calculated by dividing net income after taxes by the number of shares of common stock outstanding. (Business, 2002)

  • Easement

    A right held by a person to some limited and specified use of land held by another person.

  • eAuctions


    See Also: Reverse Auction

  • eBay (eBay Inc.)

    A company with an on-line auction site that enables people and businesses to buy and sell goods and services on a local, national, and international basis. Founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995, it transacts billions of dollars in gross merchandise sales over the Internet.

  • eBusiness


    See Also: eCommerce (Electronic Commerce)

  • ECCMA


    See Also: Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA)

  • eCommerce (Electronic Commerce)


    See Also: Electronic Commerce (eCommerce)

  • Economic Community

    An organization of nations formed to promote the free movement of resources and products among its members and to create common economic policies. (Schiller, 2000)

  • Economic Growth

    An increase in output (real GDP); an expansion of production possibilities. (Schiller, 2000)

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