net weight
The total weight of a thing, after deducting its container, its wrapping, and any other extraneous matter. — Sometimes shortened to net. — Also termed neat weight.
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loss of sight
loss of sight 视力丧失 指双眼功能的完全丧失。因事故导致双眼视力90％的丧失不是视力丧失，因为该丧失可以通过使用合适的眼镜降至50％。 (→loss of eye；total loss of eyesight)
national debt
national debt. The total financial obligation of the federal government, including such instruments as Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, as well as foreign debt. [Cases: United States 79. C.J.S. United States §§ 153, 169.]
payroll
payroll. 1. A list of employees to be paid and the amount due to each of them. 2. The total compensation payable to a company’s employees for one pay period.
intestacy
intestacy n. 无遗嘱死亡 指人在死亡时未留下有效遗嘱，或其遗嘱未处分其部分财产。死亡时未留下遗嘱的是全部无遗嘱死亡〔total intestacy〕，其遗嘱只处分了一部分遗产的是部分无遗嘱死亡〔partial intestacy〕。 (→partial intestacy)
dilution
dilution. 1. The act or an instance of diminishing a thing’s strength or lessening its value. 2. Corporations. The reduction in the monetary value or voting power of stock by increasing the total number of outstanding shares. 3. Constitutional law. The limitation of the effectiveness of a particular group’s vote by legislative reapportionment or political
bail point scale
bail-point scale. A system for determining a criminal defendant’s eligibility for bail, whereby the defendant either will be released on personal recognizance or will have a bail amount set according to the total number of points given, based on the defendant’s background and behavior.
en gros
en gros (ongroh). [French] Total; by wholesale; IN GROSS. — Also spelled en grosse. Cf. EN BLOC.
accumulated depreciation
The total depreciation currently recorded on an asset. • On the balance sheet, an asset’s total cost less accumulated depreciation reflects the asset’s book value. — Also termed accrued depreciation.
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new for old
new-for-old. 1. Marine insurance. In adjusting a partial marine-insurance loss, the principle that old materials apply toward payment of the new, so that the old material’s value is deducted from the total repair expenses, and then from that balance one-third of the cost of repairs (one-third of the new materials for the old on the