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For the suit in Latin, which means where a guardian is appointed to protect the interests of a suit on behalf of an individual who is legally incapacitated or underage. |
| Adaptor
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A fitting that joins two different types of pipes together, such as ABS to cast-iron, or threaded to non-threaded. |
| Add on heat pump
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Installing a heat pump in conjunction with an existing fossil fuel furnace. The result is a dual fuel system. |
| Add-on-interest
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The amount of interest paid on the principal of a loan for the duration of that loan. |
| Addendum
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(1) Supplement or addition to something. (2) Distance from the tip of a gear tooth to the pitch line or diameter, measured radially on a circular gear. |
| Addition
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Joining of a thing to another thing. A thing or part added, such as a porch onto a house. Alternately,a chemical added to cement during its manufacture either to help the manufacturing process or change its use characteristics. Additions are often incorrectly called additives. |
| Additional principal payment
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Payment made in excess of the required monthly payment, therefore, reducing the principal and shortening the term of the loan. |
| Additive
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Substance added to another to enhance or change its performance. Alternately, a cement like substance added to paint to change it into sand or stucco paint. Paint also comes with additives already mixed in. Chemicals added to paint to promote drying, deter insects, control viscosity, flow and gloss levels. |
| Address
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(1) Physical location of a home. (2) Code or path used to locate stored information in a computer. |
| Adhere
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The clinging of one surface to another; either molecularly or otherwise. |
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