upcoding n.— «For years, HCA and its predecessors, including a smaller hospital firm also founded by the Frists, had rigged Medicare billing systems to charge the federal government far more than was justified for treating ordinary...
under wraps adj.— «Stevie Wonderboy’s performance was so dominating that the victory was completed with jockey Garrett Gomez having a firm hold on the reins—”under wraps” in racing parlance—because having the colt further...
siloed other.— «Risk management software firm CXO Systems Inc has launched a new executive dashboard system that it claims will break traditional “siloed” approaches to risk management.» —“Cxo Dashboard Breaks Siloed...
hogger
n.— «This firm uses a Hogger shredder for processing paper.» —“Southland Sees Recycling as Good Turn” by Roselle M. Lewis Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
vocationer n.— «The 18-month-old firm lets people try out their dream jobs—selling test runs in about 60 occupations.…So far, of 100 clients—the company calls them “vocationers”—one has actually made the leap and struck...
firm base n.— «Half of the firm base (the military term for a small, austere outpost) is occupied by the Marines, while half is for the Iraqis.» —“Iraq Journal: It’s all Arabic to them” by Julian E. Barnes in...