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Motel

Motel is an establishment that provides overnight lodging, chiefly for automobile travelers. Most motels are located near busy interchanges of major highways, on the outskirts of towns, or near airports. All motels provide free parking facilities from which guests can reach their rooms directly. Some motels have restaurants and swimming pools. More »

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Advertising

Advertising is a message designed to promote a product, a service, or an idea. In everyday life,... More >>

Auction

Auction is a type of sale in which an item is sold to the person who bids, or offers, the most... More >>

Barter

Barter is the direct exchange of goods or services without the use of money. Before the... More >>

Bazaar

Bazaar, buh ZAHR, is a marketplace for articles of all kinds, in which traders maintain small... More >>

Bill of lading

Bill of lading is a written receipt for goods sent by means of public transportation. Such bills... More >>

Bill of sale

Bill of sale is a formal written statement by which a seller transfers to a purchaser the title... More >>

Black market

Black market is the sale or distribution of goods or currency in violation of ceiling prices,... More >>

British Petroleum

British Petroleum was one of the world's largest international oil companies. In 1998, British... More >>

Business

Business includes the activities of all commercial producers of goods and services. These... More >>

Business ethics

Business ethics is the field of study concerned with principles of conduct in business. The field... More >>

Cost-benefit analysis

Cost-benefit analysis, also called benefit-cost analysis, is a type of economic study that... More >>

CRH

CRH, formerly Cement-Roadstone Holdings, is one of Ireland's largest companies. Its products... More >>

CSR

CSR is one of the largest Australian public companies. It markets all of Australia's sugar... More >>

E-commerce

E-commerce, also called electronic commerce or e-business, is the electronic exchange of money or... More >>

Fair-trade laws

Fair-trade laws were designed to prevent large retail stores from selling certain merchandise at... More >>

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