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  2. Government bond - Wikipedia

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    Government bond. A government bond or sovereign bond is a form of bond issued by a government to support public spending. It generally includes a commitment to pay periodic interest, called coupon payments, and to repay the face value on the maturity date. For example, a bondholder invests $20,000, called face value or principal, into a 10-year ...

  3. Balance of payments - Wikipedia

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    Balance of payments. In international economics, the balance of payments (also known as balance of international payments and abbreviated BOP or BoP) of a country is the difference between all money flowing into the country in a particular period of time (e.g., a quarter or a year) and the outflow of money to the rest of the world. In other ...

  4. Current account (balance of payments) - Wikipedia

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    The current account is an important indicator of an economy's speed. It is defined as the sum of the balance of trade (goods and services exports minus imports), net income from abroad, and net current transfers. A positive current account balance indicates the nation is a net lender to the rest of the world, while a negative current account ...

  5. Facilitating payment - Wikipedia

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    A facilitating payment, facilitation payment, [1] or grease payment[2] is a payment to government employees to speed up an administrative process whose outcome is already determined. [3] Although ethically questionable, it is not considered to be bribery according to the legislation of some states as well as in international anti-bribery ...

  6. Electronic Federal Tax Payment System - Wikipedia

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    EFTPS allows individuals and businesses to make their tax and estimated tax payments securely online using their bank accounts. Payments can be made only after enrolling in the system, and the enrollment process can take about a week (initial online enrollment is followed by relevant information being sent by physical mail, after which the online enrollment process may be completed).

  7. Government spending - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Government spending or expenditure includes all government consumption, investment, and transfer payments. [1][2] In national income accounting, the acquisition by governments of goods and services for current use, to directly satisfy the individual or collective needs of the community, is classed as government final consumption expenditure.

  8. Transfer payment - Wikipedia

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    Transfer payments to (persons) as a percent of federal revenue in the United States Transfer payments to (persons + business) in the United States. In macroeconomics and finance, a transfer payment (also called a government transfer or simply fiscal transfer) is a redistribution of income and wealth by means of the government making a payment, without goods or services being received in return ...

  9. Legal tender - Wikipedia

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    Legal tender is a form of money that courts of law are required to recognize as satisfactory payment for any monetary debt. [1] Each jurisdiction determines what is legal tender, but essentially it is anything which when offered ("tendered") in payment of a debt extinguishes the debt.