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  2. Allowance (money) - Wikipedia

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    An allowance is an amount of money given or allotted usually at regular intervals for a specific purpose. [1] In the context of children, parents may provide an allowance ( British English : pocket money ) to their child for their miscellaneous personal spending.

  3. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

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    A Allocation of costs is the transfer of costs from one cost item to one or more other cost items. Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods ...

  4. Fixed-price contract - Wikipedia

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    According to the PMBOK (7th edition) by the Project Management Institute (PMI), Fixed Price Economic Price Adjustment Contract (FPEPA) is a "fixed-price contract, but with a special provision allowing for predefined final adjustments to the contract price due to changed conditions, such as inflation changes, or cost increases (or decrease) for special commodities".

  5. Discounts and allowances - Wikipedia

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    A coupon is a discount, either of a certain specified amount or a percentage to the holder of a voucher, usually with certain terms. Commonly, there are restrictions as for other discounts, such as being valid only if a certain quantity is bought or only if the customer is older than a specified age.

  6. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    Also called resource cost advantage. The ability of a party (whether an individual, firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. absorption The total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves ...

  7. Lump sum - Wikipedia

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    A lump sum is a single payment of money, as opposed to a series of payments made over time (such as an annuity). [1] [2] [3] [4]The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development distinguishes between "price analysis" and "cost analysis" by whether the decision maker compares lump sum amounts, or subjects contract prices to an itemized cost breakdown.

  8. Construction contract - Wikipedia

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    A construction contract is a mutual or legally binding agreement between two parties based on policies and conditions recorded in document form. The two parties involved are one or more property owners and one or more contractors .

  9. Power purchase agreement - Wikipedia

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    PPA contracts can either be for a pre-defined amount of electricity or for a pre-defined portion of whatever quantity of electricity the seller generates. [3] In either case, the price can be a fixed amount per kilowatt-hour or fluctuate with market rates , depending on the specific terms of the contract.