COST AVOIDANCE is an action taken in the present designed to decrease costs in the future.
OFF THE BOOKS is a term associated with transactions which do not appear in any of the financial records kept by a business. Strictly speaking, 'off the books' implies cash payments received for assets (products and services) which are not officially recorded in the accounting system of the business.
DISC is Domestic International Sales Corporation.
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