difference between appropriation and allocation?
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I agree with QueenMary.
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A quantity that is divided by another quantity.
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Public property is private to politicians\nprivate property is public to all
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The professor is acting as agent for the university.  Any money he receives through private grants is managed by him for his program, but actually belongs to the university.  Therefore, any equipment, etc., that he purchases in this capacity belongs to the university.
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In the context of a project - normally an educational project - the government gives a grant matching the amount raised by you.
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I believe this refers to setting a business' budget by functional area such as operations, engineering, human resources, finance, etc.  Each functional area or department would set its own spending limits (budget) for the coming year, month or other period.
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Your dad is right. If you want to give, then give to a program that helps people & they will regulate how it is spent. Many times it is a ploy to get you to open your purse & then jack you.\n\nBesides there is a difference between the homeless & bums. The homeless are people living in their cars, washing up in a McDonalds rest room to try for a job. They fell on hard times & are trying to get back on their feet anyway they can.These people need others helps to get back into the main stream. They get food/clothes from churches & truly try. Bums are like strays, if you feed them they will keep coming back & draw others to the area. They do not want back into the main stream of life. They want a 40 ouncer & a bench to sleep it off on. There is a difference between being helpful & being silly. You were silly.
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Cash flow is the net difference between income and expenses in a given time frame.  So if you make $50 and you spend $25 in a month, your cashflow in that month is $25.  \n\nSales is the income received from selling a product over a period of time.\n\nRevenue is the entire amount of income before deductions (google search revenue definition).  This could include disposing of raw materials or other forms of creating income other than selling your goods (sales).
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It is spending that is tied ti a specific project in a specific place.  Congressmen/women use this to get "pet projects" paid for in a bill that may have nothing to do with it.  It is a way to get something for the folks back home, without having to write a complete law/spending authorization jsut for it.  An example are the "bridges to no where" that we earmarked for Alaska.  Even though they both had value and there is a true need for one, they were saw as bad government because of the "earmarks".
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I assume you are referring to "carrying value."  Carrying value is a term used for depreciable fixed assets, such as buildings and equipment.  The carrying value is the undepreciated amount of the asset.  If you spend 10,000 on a piece of equipment and have depreciated (expensed) 2,000; the carrying value is 8,000.  \n\nIf you were to then sell that item for 8,500; you would have a gain of 500.
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This depends on how you are looking at it!\n\nProfit may or may not mean making money - you can also profit from experience, which in many ways, may be much more important.\n\nLiquidity, imho, means being able to use, here and now. this may also refer to the ability to change your subject to a source that is more functional and usable to you
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n : the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" [syn: allotment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation]
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Hmmm... i'm not sure if i have your meaning right, but I would say "allocation of resources," which means how a company or organism (or anything) is able to divide and use their resources where it is most helpful.
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A pool of money that is not earmarked for a specific purpose.  In many large businesses and gov't organizations, there are accounts for certain expenses (say office supplies, payroll, overhead, travel, etc.) and the money that is in those accounts has to be documented to have gone to something fitting the purpose it has been established for.\n\nSlush funds are excess funds that are not specifically meant for any one purpose in particular.  The money usually comes from small, random deposits and is kept on hand for unique situations that may arise.  \n\nWhere I work, the profit from the vending machines goes into a slush fund for company activities like a picnic or holiday party.  Things we can't use normal business income for.\n\nHere is a "real" definition...
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In risky investments, the earlier positive cash flow should be weighted more.  But in a NPV calculation, as long as NPVs are the same between two investments, they are considered equal.  One investment might promise some small inflow in the beginning years, another investment might promise a lump sum payout at the end of the entire duration.
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When you get interest added to your principle, then when you get more interest, you get interest on the interest you already got also.\n\nBasically, getting interest on the interest you already got. Does that make sense?
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I give randomly if at all.  I figure if given money, they might spend it on something like booze or drugs.  I'd rather my $$ be spent on something to improve their lot.  One way to do this is to donate to an organization that provides meals, shelter, and help for homeless people.  Donations can be in the form of money or of one's time.  Either way, the donor can be more certain that their money is used wisely.  This is not the case when one gives cash to a homeless person on the street.