chapter 11

• Absenteeism


  The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something
• Analog


  • A person or thing seen as comparable to another
  • Something that is similar to something else; the two are said to be analogous
  • In technological terms, something that has an output that's proportional or similar to its input-usually a voltage
• Cognizant


  Knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience
• Concessionaire


  A person, group, or company to whom a concession has been granted, especially to operate a subsidiary business or service
• Curb


  To control or limit something that is not wanted
• Disbursement


  Money paid into a business' operating budget, the delivery of a loan amount to a borrower, or the payment of a dividend to shareholders
• Discretion


  The power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice
• Dissemination


  The action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely
• Emoluments


  A salary, fee, or profit from employment or office
• Honoraria


  A payment given for professional services that are rendered nominally without charge
• Issuance


  The action of supplying or distributing something, especially for official purposes
• Malversation


  Corrupt behavior in a position of trust, especially in public office
• Organization


  An organized body of people with a particular purpose, especially a business, society and association
• Partisan


  Strongly supports a particular person or cause, often without thinking carefully about the matter
• Pertinent


  Relevant or applicable to a particular matter
• Safekeeping


  The act or process of preserving in safety
• Schemes


  A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect
• Semester


  A half-year term in a school or college, typically lasting fifteen to eighteen weeks
• Tardiness


  • The quality or fact of being late; lateness
  • Being late by not adhering to an established time schedule