a plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored in the microprocessor
specie
Noun
coins collectively
savings account
Noun
a bank account that accumulates interest
small change
Noun
a trifling sum of money
shilling
Noun
an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
shilling
Noun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
shilling
Noun
the basic unit of money in Kenya
shilling
Noun
the basic unit of money in Somalia
shilling
Noun
the basic unit of money in Tanzania
shilling
Noun
the basic unit of money in Uganda
scrip
Noun
a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee
stock certificate
Noun
a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
stock-purchase warrant
Noun
a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price
state tax lien
Noun
a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes
subscription warrant
Noun
a warrant that expires on a stipulated date
subsidiary ledger
Noun
details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger
self-digestion
Noun
lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
spending money
Noun
cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
stock dividend
Noun
a dividend paid in stock rather than in cash
sight draft
Noun
a draft payable on presentation
suspense account
Noun
an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification
sight bill
Noun
a draft payable on presentation
soaking up
Noun
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another
surface assimilation
Noun
the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
shitting
Noun
the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
sanguification
Noun
the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
sprouting
Noun
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
solidifying
Noun
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
solidification
Noun
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
suffusion
Noun
the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
sweating
Noun
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
sudation
Noun
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
state change
Noun
a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
swelling
Noun
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
swelling
Noun
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
swelling
Noun
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
simultaneous operation
Noun
the simultaneous execution of two or more operations
sporulation
Noun
asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
stovepiping
Noun
retrieval of information from unconnected databases
salivation
Noun
the secretion of saliva
saponification
Noun
a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap)
schizogony
Noun
asexual reproduction by multiple fission
secondary emission
Noun
the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons
serial operation
Noun
the sequential execution of operations one after another
sequential operation
Noun
the sequential execution of operations one after another
serial processing
Noun
sequential processing by two or more processing units
sexual reproduction
Noun
reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
sloughing
Noun
the process whereby something is shed
sinking spell
Noun
a temporary decline in health or value
slump
Noun
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality