an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees
voting stock
Noun
shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rights
visible balance
Noun
the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise
voiding
Noun
the bodily process of discharging waste matter
virilization
Noun
the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female, usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction
virilization
Noun
the normal development of male sexual characteristics in a male
virilisation
Noun
the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female, usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction
virilisation
Noun
the normal development of male sexual characteristics in a male
virgin birth
Noun
human conception without fertilization by a man
vapor
Noun
the process of becoming a vapor
vapor
Noun
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
vapour
Noun
the process of becoming a vapor
vapour
Noun
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
vascularization
Noun
the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
vascularisation
Noun
the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
vesiculation
Noun
the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
vesication
Noun
the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
vicious cycle
Noun
a situation in which one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
vinification
Noun
the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine
vitrification
Noun
the process of becoming vitreous
vitrification
Noun
a vitrified substance
vulcanization
Noun
the process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
vulcanisation
Noun
the process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
volume unit
Noun
a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
volt
Noun
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
volt-ampere
Noun
a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
var
Noun
a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
var
Noun
in programming, a variable
var
Noun
in statistics, a variance
VAR
Noun
a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
VAR
Noun
in programming, a variable
VAR
Noun
in statistics, a variance
vara
Noun
a Spanish unit of linear measurement that has different values in different localities, ranging from approximately 81 to 109 centimeters or 32 to 43 inches
verst
Noun
a Russian unit of length equivalent to 1.067 km
vital capacity
Noun
the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation, usually tested with a spirometer
vacancy rate
Noun
the percentage of all rental units, for instance, rooms in a hotel, that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time
vacancy
Noun
an empty area or space
vacancy
Noun
an unoccupied position or job
vagrancy
Noun
the state of wandering from place to place, usually by people with no permanent home
virginity
Noun
the condition or quality of being a virgin
vertical angle
Noun
either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines
verticil
Noun
a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
view angle
Noun
the angle included by a photographic lens
villeinage
Noun
the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
villainage
Noun
the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf