a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party
production cost
Noun
combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods
physical value
Noun
cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation)
profit sharing
Noun
a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business
purchase price
Noun
the price at which something is actually purchased
punitive damages
Noun
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
poverty line
Noun
a level of personal income defining the state of poverty
poverty level
Noun
a level of personal income defining the state of poverty
personal expense
Noun
the cost of personal or family living
promotional expense
Noun
the cost of promoting a product
privy purse
Noun
allowance for a monarch's personal expenses
prebend
Noun
the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
pay
Noun
something that remunerates
pay
Verb
dedicate
pay
Verb
bear a cost or penalty, in recompense for some action
pay
Verb
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.
pay
Verb
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
pay
Verb
cancel or discharge a debt
pay
Verb
discharge or settle
pay
Verb
do or give something to somebody in return
pay
Verb
bring in
pay
Verb
make a compensation for
pay
Verb
render
pay
Verb
be worth it
peppercorn rent
Noun
very low or nominal rent
pay envelope
Noun
wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
pay packet
Noun
wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
pay rate
Noun
amount of money received per unit time
perk
Noun
an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
perk
Verb
gain or regain energy
payment rate
Noun
the amount of money paid out per unit time
price support
Noun
a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level
pay as you earn
Noun
the British system of withholding tax
pourboire
Noun
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
property tax
Noun
a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities
profit-and-loss statement
Noun
a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
principal sum
Noun
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
performance bond
Noun
a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled
post-obit bond
Noun
a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan
poll tax
Noun
a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
pecuniary resource
Noun
assets in the form of money
progressive tax
Noun
any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases
proportional tax
Noun
any tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increases
poor rates
Noun
a local tax for the relief of the poor
pyramid
Noun
a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases, often in the stock market
pyramid
Noun
a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
pyramid
Verb
increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
pyramid
Verb
arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
pyramid
Verb
use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
pyramid
Verb
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts