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71distress merchandise — Com. 1. goods sold below the prevailing price in order to raise cash quickly or to meet some other financial emergency. 2. damaged goods sold below fair trade prices. Also, distressed merchandise. Also called distressed goods. * * * …
72distress sale — a sale held for the purpose of raising money to meet emergency expenses and usually offering goods at a substantial discount for the payment of cash. [1880 85] * * * …
73Distress Termination — A thinning of an employee base that takes place when a company s benefits plan has insufficient funds to cover the expenses associated with paying the employees earned benefits. This frequently occurs when a company can no longer stay in business …
74Distress — The seizing of a person s *chattels in order to force payment of a debt or obligation; this legal sense is also known as distraint . Cf. Distraint of knighthood; Disseisin …
75distress sale — The selling of assets under adverse conditions, e.g., an investor may have to sell securities to cover a margin call. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
76distress — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, abashment, abuse, ache, aches and pains, aching, adversity, afflict, affliction, aggrieve, agitate, agitation, agonize, agony, ail, all overs, amercement, angary, angst, anguish, annexation, annexure, annoy,… …
77distress signal — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. SOS, Mayday, flare …
78distress — vb to annoy (someone). A vogue use of the standard term, heard since 2000 and probably originating in black speech …
79distress — sb. RG. 460, 442, 568 …
80distress — dis·tress || dɪ stres n. extreme danger; trouble, hardship v. upset, sadden, trouble, grieve; make a piece of furniture appear old, antique (by denting, scratching, painting, etc.) …
