ram raiding n.— «All the locks and security systems in the world won’t prevent a deranged thief from smashing into your business with a 3,000-pound vehicle. This practice is known as “Ram Raiding” and involves smash-and...
rark up v. phr.— «Didn’t you think, right at the beginning, when Bush was still working hard rarking up potential allies, “this doesn’t add up, this has the smell of hypocrisy and self-interest”?» —“Re: Who still believes...
artcasting n.— «Museums, realizing this is a way to reach a younger generation of potential patrons, are racing to get involved. They are making their in-house audio tours of special exhibits, as well as original programming, available on...
reverse half-a-loaf n.— «The way to accomplish this same goal under the “new” rules is a technique called “reverse half-a-loaf” planning. In this case, a potential Medicaid applicant would give away all of his or her assets to a loved...
core bucket n.— «The future fund forms one area of potential spending, along with payments to the clubs and total player payments. Armed with an increase of about $60m a year in revenue between 2007 and 2011, the AFL has created 10 areas...
mail shot n.— «Supposing that I decided to rent the mailing lists of other people and send those potential customers a letter (usually referred to as a ‘mail shot’), I might reasonably get between 1% and 2% of those people to buy from me...