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  2. Glossary of blackjack terms - Wikipedia

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    When the dealer shows an ace and the player has a blackjack, the player can opt for even money and get paid immediately at 1:1. This is a version of insurance rather than a different bet. If the dealer has blackjack, the hand is a push, but the player receives twice the value of the insurance, which is the same as the original bet.

  3. Insurance - Wikipedia

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    Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an ...

  4. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    estate. Landed property, tenement of land, especially with respect to an easement ( servitude ). 2 types: praedium dominans - dominant estate ( aka dominant tenement) praedium serviens - servient estate ( aka servient tenement) praeemptio. previous purchase. Right of first refusal. praesumptio. presumption.

  5. Glossary of golf - Wikipedia

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    Also called a hole in one. address The act of taking a stance and placing the club-head behind the golf ball. If the ball moves once a player has addressed the ball, there is a one-stroke penalty, unless it is clear that the actions of the player did not cause the ball to move on purpose. If the player addresses the ball and places the head of the club behind it and in doing so causes the ball ...

  6. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    Also called tax-sheltered annuity (TSA) A U.S. tax -advantaged retirement savings plan available for public education organizations, some non-profit employers (only Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) organizations), cooperative hospital service organizations, and self-employed ministers in the United States. It has tax treatment similar to a 401(k) plan. 457 Retirement Plan A type of nonqualified ...

  7. Glossary of ice hockey terms - Wikipedia

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    A. angling. Pushing an opposing team's player to the side in the defensive zone, keeping them out the middle of the defensive zone. [1] apple. A slang term for an assist. [2] assist. Attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed, or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate.

  8. Glossary of contract bridge terms - Wikipedia

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    Pivot. 1) (Adjective) Of the suit that both defenders must guard in a double squeeze. 2) (Verb) In party bridge, to change partners while remaining at the same table. 3a) (Verb) In duplicate bridge, to play one round in a given direction, and the next round in the opposite direction at the same table.

  9. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Glossaries - Wikipedia

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    A glossary usually includes a field's technical terms, jargon, idioms, and metaphors. Glossaries can be stand-alone list articles or embedded lists in sections of articles. Stand-alone glossaries are typically titled "Glossary of subject terms". A glossary within an article usually starts with the heading "Glossary".