BUSINESS ENTITY Definition

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BUSINESS ENTITY is a selection of the legal form under which a business is to operate: sole proprietorship, general partnership, corporation, S corporation (in the U.S.), or, a limited liability company.

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BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (BIS) is the central bankers' bank based in Basle, Switzerland.

CAPITALIZED INTEREST is the accrued interest added to the principal balance of a loan while you are not making payments or your payments are insufficient to cover both the principal and interest due. When this occurs, you are paying interest on interest, sometimes called "negative amortization".

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