Objects to move
to change some of the words and often the meaning of (a law, document, etc.) | amend | |
something that can be used as a way to judge the quality or level of other, similar things | benchmark | |
to fail to do what is required by (something, such as a law or agreement) | breach | |
to delay recognizing certain revenues or expenses on the income statement until a later, more appropriate time. | deferral | |
a difference especially between things that should be the same; can be a small difference but that difference is important | discrepancy | |
the act of sending someone or something to a particular place for a particular purpose | dispatched | |
to make a company smaller and more efficient by reducing the number of workers | downsize | |
more than is usual, allowed, or needed | excess | |
the amount of value that a company's good reputation adds to its overall value | goodwill | |
something that encourages a person to do something or to work harder | incentive | |
covering many or all important points of a subject | in-depth | |
a period of time between events | interim | |
an error in the way a law, rule, or contract is written that makes it possible for some people to legally avoid obeying it | loophole | |
something that is done to prevent possible harm or trouble from happening in the future | precautionary | |
make (one account) consistent with another, especially by allowing for transactions begun but not yet completed. | reconcile | |
to get back (money that has been spent, invested, lost, etc.) | recoup | |
to continue to have or use (something) or to keep (someone) in a position, job, etc. | retain | |
large in amount, size, or number | substantial | |
to take the place of (someone or something that is old, no longer useful, etc.) : to replace (someone or something) | supersede | |
happening at the correct or most useful time : not happening too late | timely |