(banking, economics) The forces in a free market which tend to control and limit the riskiness of a financial institution's investment and lending activities, such as the concern of depositors for the safety of their deposits and the concern of bank investors for the safety and soundness of their institutions.

simple past tense and past participle of make the grade

An Allied cryptanalysis project, during and prior to World War II, that decrypted Japanese messages.

stop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my life

(pharmacology) a shortened allomorph of the monoclonal antibody affix -mel-, used before the affixes -xi- and -zu- for ease of pronunciation

plural of marriage bed

It is unlikely that the wealthy will go to heaven.

Alternative spelling of bargemaster

(medicine) A preparation of barium sulfate (a radioopaque compound) which the patient ingests for the purpose of producing clear radiographs of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

(informal) A quotation mark; a quote.