Category: G

Making a path for electricity from equipment, chassis, or frame to either Earth or a metal structure in the event of a circuit short.

Un-adjusted, total sales invoice value. Un-adjusted means prior to deducting discounts or returns, or miscellaneous adjustments.

These are the legal causes that allow a divorce to take place and differ in each state.

The term for gross income in the securities industry. The difference of investor’s purchase cost and issuer’s sale . Underwriter’s fee, issue manager’s fee, and security selling firm discount are all items that can be a part of this difference. Known also as gross yield.

1. Another name for long ton (2240 pounds). 2. Another name for register ton (100 cubic feet or 2.832 cubic meters).

Another name for gross registered tonnage (Refer to tonnage).

Adding deductions to a net amount owned by a receiver. This could include taxes.

1. In Air transport, this the total weigh of aircraft, fuel, crew, passengers, and cargo, everything flying. 2. In Rail and road transport, this is the total weight vehicle, goods, and fuel, everything moving. 3. In Sea transport, this is the total weight computed as net weight plus tare. The net weight is of the containerized or packaged shipment and the container and packaging material, which is the tare.

Fr. In French marine law. The contract of bottomry. Ord. Mar. liv. 3, tit 5.

Timber. Cowell.