(finance, agriculture) An organization operating under a set of bylaws aimed at promoting trade in one or more commodities by providing services and rules for the conduct of trade.

(chiefly UK) An examination, where the marks may or may not count, which serves chiefly as practice for future exams or so that the teachers are able to set a grade before the end of term.

(archaeology) A pit, trench, shovel test hole, (etc.) or other result of scientific excavation.

plural of excavation unit

A physician who examines cadavers on behalf of the government. / (aviation) A physician who examines pilots to ensure that they are medically fit to fly.

An examination used by an educational institution to select which students it will grant admission to.

A curette with hooklike ends used to remove soft carious decay in dentistry.

A piece of paper on which the questions or tasks of an examination are written. / A piece of paper on which examination candidates are expected to write their answers.

(business, economics) The return that exceeds the risk-free return.

plural of excessive number