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ESTATE Definition
ESTATE is the entire group of assets owned by an individual at the time of his or her death. The estate includes all funds, personal effects, interests in business enterprises, titles to property-real estate and chattels, and evidences of ownership such as stocks, bonds and mortgages owned, notes receivable, etc. All claims against an estate must be duly filed with the Executor or Administrator of the estate, and approved by the court of law under which the will is being probated or the line of heritage is being determined before the indebtedness may be satisfied.
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VOLUME is the amount of trading activity, expressed in shares or dollars, experienced by a single security or the entire market within a specified period.
CHARGE OFF see BAD DEBT.
