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  2. Purchasing card - Wikipedia

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    Purchasing card. A purchasing card (also abbreviated as PCard, P-Card, or ProCard) is a form of company charge card that allows goods and services to be procured without using a traditional purchasing process. In the UK, purchasing cards are usually referred to as procurement cards. Purchasing Cards are usually issued to employees who are ...

  3. Economy of the Confederate States of America - Wikipedia

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    Many were forced to lay off employees, and in particular, let go skilled technicians and engineers. [34] For the early years of the war, the Confederate government had a hands off approach to the railroads. It wasn't until mid-1863 that the Confederate government initiated an overall policy, and it was confined solely to aiding the war effort. [35]

  4. Government procurement - Wikipedia

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    e. Government procurement or public procurement is when a governing body purchases goods, works, and services from an organization for themselves or the taxpayers. [ 1][ 2][ 3] In 2019, public procurement accounted for approximately 12% of GDP in OECD countries. [ 4][ 5] In 2021 the World Bank Group estimated that public procurement made up ...

  5. Louisiana Purchase - Wikipedia

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    In the final agreement, the value of the U.S. currency was set at ⁠5 + 3333 / 10000 ⁠ francs per U.S. dollar. [52] In 2023 dollars, the $15 million purchase price is equivalent to about $371 million. As part of the deal, the U.S. assumed responsibility for up to 20 million francs ($3.75 million) of French debts owed to U.S. citizens.

  6. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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    In May 2012, Joseph Blimline was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for operating two oil and gas Ponzi schemes. He operated a Ponzi scheme from 2003 to 2005 in Michigan, netting over $28 million. He then operated a Ponzi scheme in Texas, using a company called Provident Royalties, that lasted from 2006 to 2009 and netted over $400 million ...

  7. Interchange fee - Wikipedia

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    Interchange fee is a term used in the payment card industry to describe a fee paid between banks for the acceptance of card-based transactions. Usually for sales/services transactions it is a fee that a merchant's bank (the "acquiring bank") pays a customer's bank (the "issuing bank"). In a credit card or debit card transaction, the card ...

  8. PayPal - Wikipedia

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    eBay, PayPal, Kijiji and StubHub, 500 King Street West, Toronto, April 2014. PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers; it serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders.

  9. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    The United States dollar ( symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.