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In one ancient culture, an entire community could agree to give a person the silent treatment for 10 years based on a certain number of offensive or aggressive actions; no one would speak to or interact with that person. What modern-day term is based on this?


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Effective-Interest Method

A method of calculating the amortized cost of a bond and the interest expense over the life of the bond by applying a constant interest rate to the carrying value of the bond.

GAAP

Stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which are the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting in a particular jurisdiction.

Straight-Line Method

A method of depreciation where an asset's cost is evenly reduced over its useful life.

Market Interest Rate

Market Interest Rate refers to the prevailing rate at which interest is paid by borrowers for loans or earned by investors in the market.

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