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  • 121Self-help group (finance) — A self help group (SHG) is a village based financial intermediary usually composed of between 10 15 local women. Most self help groups are located in India, though SHGs can also be found in other countries, especially in South Asia and Southeast… …

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  • 122Self-Dealing — A situation in which a fiduciary acts in his own best interest in a transaction rather than in the best interest of his clients. A fiduciary is legally obligated to act in the best interest of his clients. If he breaches this obligation, the… …

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  • 123self — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, intensive pronoun, and probably to Latin suus one s own more at suicide Date: before 12th century myself, himself, herself < a check payable …

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  • 124Self-report inventory — A self report inventory is a type of psychological test in which a patient fills out a survey or questionnaire with or without the help of a mental health professional. Self report inventories often ask direct questions about symptoms, behaviors …

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  • 125Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon — SPAA redirects here. For an academic conference in the fields of parallel computing and distributed computing, see Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures. Soviet made ZSU 23 4 at Camp Pendleton. An anti aircraft vehicle, also&#8230; …

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  • 126self — [[t]sɛlf[/t]] n. and pron. pl. selves, adj. 1) a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one s own self[/ex] 2) a person s nature, character, etc.: his better self[/ex] 3) personal interest 4) pho Philos. pho the&#8230; …

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  • 127self-insurance fund — Reserve Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which …

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  • 128Self-service laundry — 1950s Launderette sign, London, England Part of the interior of a self service …

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