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  • 11Efficient contract theory — suggests that in a perfectly competitive market, if a contract exists, then it must be efficient due to the survivorship principle. For example, the Initial Public Offering market in the US has an underwriting spread of approximately 7% in the… …

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  • 12-efficient — [e fish′ənt, ifish′ənt; ] often [, ēfish′ənt, əfish′ənt] combining form working or operating efficiently with regard to; making efficient use of [cost efficient, energy efficient] * * * …

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  • 13-efficient — [e fish′ənt, ifish′ənt; ] often [, ēfish′ənt, əfish′ənt] combining form working or operating efficiently with regard to; making efficient use of [cost efficient, energy efficient] …

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  • 14Efficient — Ef*fi cient, n. An efficient cause; a prime mover. [1913 Webster] God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient only. Hooker. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15efficient — I adjective able, adroit, capable, competent, deft, dexterous, effective, effectual, expedient, expeditious, expert, functional, habilis, mighty, potent, powerful, practical, productive, proficient, puissant, skilled, skillful associated concepts …

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  • 16efficient — capable of producing the desired effect, late 14c., making, producing immediate effect, from O.Fr. efficient and directly from L. efficientem (nom. efficiens) effective, efficient, producing, active, prp. of efficere work out, accomplish (see… …

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  • 17Efficient — can relate to: *Efficiency (and related topics; see link), the technical term often related to energy usage. *Efficient (horse), winner of the 2007 Melbourne Cup. *Inefficiency, a term with a multitude of meanings in economics.disambig to be… …

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  • 18efficient cause — That which actually precipitates an accident or injury. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. efficient cause That which actually precipitates an accident or injury …

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  • 19efficient consumer response — UK US noun [S or U] (ABBREVIATION ECR) COMMERCE ► systems, especially in the food industry, for producing exactly what customers want and making the goods available in the quickest and cheapest ways: »Efficient consumer response has been the key… …

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  • 20efficient breach — see breach 1b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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