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Time preference — In economics, time preference (or discounting ) pertains to how large a premium a consumer will place on enjoyment nearer in time over more remote enjoyment.There is no absolute distinction that separates high and low time preference, only… … Wikipedia
Time-Preference Theory Of Interest — A theory that examines the nature of consumerism, and the factors that influence consumers to delay current consumption or expenditures in anticipation of greater future returns. The rate of time preference itself can be quantified as the amount… … Investment dictionary
Time Preference — ⇡ Zeitpräferenz … Lexikon der Economics
Preference — (also called taste or penchant ) is a concept, used in the social sciences, particularly economics. It assumes a real or imagined choice between alternatives and the possibility of rank ordering of these alternatives, based on happiness,… … Wikipedia
Time value of money — The time value of money is the value of money figuring in a given amount of interest earned over a given amount of time. The time value of money is the central concept in finance theory. For example, $100 of today s money invested for one year… … Wikipedia
preference — pref·er·ence / pre frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: the right to prior payment of a debt with preference over the creditors of the heirs or legatees Louisiana Civil Code 2: the transfer of an insolvent debtor s interest in property to a creditor for an… … Law dictionary
Time Machine (software) — Time Machine Скриншот работы Time Machine Тип Утилита резервного копирования Разработчик Apple Inc. ОС … Википедия
preference — a payment by a debtor made during a specified period (90 days or one year) prior to the filing that favors one creditor over others. Preference payments can usually be recovered and returned to the debtor s estate (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Time Machine (программа) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Time Machine. Time Machine … Википедия
preference — The paying or securing to one or more of his creditors, by an insolvent debtor, the whole or a part of their claim, to the exclusion or detriment of the rest. The act of an insolvent debtor who, in distributing his property or in assigning it for … Black's law dictionary
