MANDATORY SPENDING Definition

MANDATORY SPENDING is spending that is automatically obligated due to previously-enacted laws. In the United States, this would include things such as Social Security, Medicare, and the interest on the national debt. See DISCRETIONARY SPENDING.

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MISAPPROPRIATON is a nonviolent criminal taking of property. Includes embezzlement, theft, and fraud. Often applied to an employee's taking of an employer's property.

SCRAP VALUE see SALVAGE VALUE.

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