MOHATRA
\mə͡ʊhˈɑːtɹə], \məʊhˈɑːtɹə], \m_əʊ_h_ˈɑː_t_ɹ_ə]\
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In French law. A transaction covering a fraudulent device to evade the laws against usury. It takes place where an individual buys merchandise from another on a credit at a high price, to sell it immediately to the first seller, or to a third person who acts as his agent, at a much less price for cash. 16 Toullier, no. 44.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
digital dashboard
- personalised desktop portal that focuses onbusiness intelligence knowledge management.Microsoft's version has launch screen including stockquotes, voice mail e-mail messages, calendar, weatherforecast, traffic information, access news feeds, customerand sales data, Internet conferences. A dashboardmight previously have been thought of as an executiveinformation system. In the future, digital dashboards couldbe available on personal assistants and cellularphones.["Gates pitches 'dashboards' to bevy top CEOs", BobTrott, pub. InfoWorld Electric, 1999-05-19].