CFR > Title 7 > Subtitle B > Chapter VII > Subchapter D > Part 764 > Subpart A – Overview
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Terms Used In CFR > Title 7 > Subtitle B > Chapter VII > Subchapter D > Part 764 > Subpart A - Overview
- Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.