20-letter words containing i, n, v, e, r, s

inland revenue stamp — a certificate issued by the Inland Revenue to acknowledge payment of tax
insolvency provision — the right of employees of a firm that goes bankrupt or into receivership to receive money owed to them as wages, etc
intelligence service — the government department that is responsible for collecting and analyzing information about enemies
intervening sequence — a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
intravenous drug use — the injection of drugs intravenously
inventory adjustment — Inventory adjustments are increases or decreases made in inventory to account for theft, loss, breakages, and errors in the amount or number of items received.
investment portfolio — the whole range of financial investments held by an individual investor or a financial organization
japanese river fever — an infectious disease occurring chiefly in Japan and the East Indies, caused by the organism Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, transmitted by mites through biting.
keratoconjunctivitis — inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.
labour-saving device — a machine, gadget, etc, that reduces (human) effort, hard work or labour
linage advertisement — advertisements which are costed and paid for according to the number of lines in them
linguistic universal — language universal.
live and breathe sth — be passionately interested in sth
live on one's nerves — If someone is living on their nerves, they are continually worried and anxious about the situation that they are in.
model-view-presenter — (programming) (MVP) A user interface architectural pattern where functions are separated between the model, view and presenter. The model defines the data to be displayed or otherwise acted upon in the user interface. The view displays data from the model and routes user commands (events) to the presenter to act upon that data. The presenter retrieves data from the model and displays it in the view. The implementation of MVP can vary as to how much presentation logic is handled by the presenter and the view. In a web application most presentation logic is usually in the view which runs in the web browser. MVP is one of the MV* variations of the MVC pattern.
modify a reservation — If you modify a reservation, you change a detail of a booking because someone who has booked a room has asked you to.
mum-and-dad investor — a small-scale non-professional investor
navigable semicircle — the less violent half of a cyclone; the half blowing in the direction opposite to that in which the cyclone is moving and in which a vessel can run before the wind.
nikkei stock average — an index of prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
non-volatile storage — (storage) (NVS, persistent storage, memory) A term describing a storage device whose contents are preserved when its power is off. Storage using magnetic media (e.g. magnetic disks, magnetic tape or bubble memory) is normally non-volatile by nature whereas semiconductor memories (static RAM and especially dynamic RAM) are normally volatile but can be made into non-volatile storage by having a (rechargable) battery permanently connected. Other examples of non-volatile storage are EEPROM, CD-ROM, paper tape and punched cards.
nonintrusive testing — (testing) Testing that is transparent to the software under test, i.e., does not change its timing or processing characteristics. Nonintrusive testing usually involves additional hardware that collects timing or processing information and processes that information on another platform.
on o's best behavior — If someone is on their best behavior, they are trying very hard to behave well.
oscillating universe — a variant model of the closed universe in which the universe undergoes cycles of expansion and contraction.
overenthusiastically — With excessive enthusiasm.
peruvian mastic tree — a pepper tree, Schinus molle.
philoprogenitiveness — producing offspring, especially abundantly; prolific.
polyvinylidene resin — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the polymerization or copolymerization of a polyvinylidene compound, used similarly to the polyvinyl resins.
population inversion — a condition of matter in which more electrons are in a high energy state than in a lower energy state, as is required for the operation of a laser.
porcupine provisions — provisions, such as poison pills or staggered directorships, made in the bylaws of a company to deter takeover bids
postal delivery zone — zone (def 10).
pound cost averaging — a method of accumulating capital by investing a fixed sum in a particular security at regular intervals, in order to achieve an average purchase price below the arithmetic average of the market prices on the purchase dates
preservation society — a society dedicated to the preservation of something, especially a building, environment, or animal
princeton university — (body, education) Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, Princeton was British North America's fourth college. First located in Elizabeth, then in Newark, the College moved to Princeton in 1756. The College was housed in Nassau Hall, newly built on land donated by Nathaniel and Rebeckah FitzRandolph. Nassau Hall contained the entire College for nearly half a century. The College was officially renamed Princeton University in 1896; five years later in 1900 the Graduate School was established. Fully coeducational since 1969, Princeton now enrolls approximately 6,400 students (4,535 undergraduates and 1,866 graduate students). The ratio of full-time students to faculty members (in full-time equivalents) is eight to one. Today Princeton's main campus in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township consists of more than 5.5 million square feet of space in 160 buildings on 600 acres. The University's James Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro consists of one million square feet of space in four complexes on 340 acres. As Mercer County's largest private employer and one of the largest in the Mercer/Middlesex/Somerset County region, with approximately 4,830 permanent employees - including more than 1,000 faculty members - the University plays a major role in the educational, cultural, and economic life of the region.
private investigator — private detective. Abbreviation: PI, p.i., P.I.
receivables turnover — A receivables turnover is a measure of cash flow that is calculated by dividing net credit sales by average accounts receivable.
recursive definition — a definition consisting of a set of rules such that by repeated application of the rules the meaning of the definiendum is uniquely determined in terms of ideas that are already familiar.
recursive subroutine — a subroutine that can call itself as part of its execution
reminder advertising — a type of advertising designed to remind customers that an existing or well-known product is still available and for sale
reservations manager — A reservations manager at a hotel is responsible for the reservations at the hotel.
restrictive covenant — a covenant with a clause that restricts the action of any party to it, especially an agreement among property owners not to sell to members of particular minority groups.
return on investment — the amount of profit, before tax and after depreciation, from an investment made, usually expressed as a percentage of the original total cost invested. Abbreviation: ROI.
reversionary annuity — an annuity payable to a beneficiary during the period of time he or she survives the insured.
revolving presidency — a form of presidency in which the president and vice-president, or countries or bodies acting as such, switch roles after a set period and then back again and so on
sales representative — a person or organization designated by a company to solicit business on its behalf in a specified territory or foreign country: I suggest you contact our Chicago sales representative.
sensitivity training — a form of group therapy designed to develop understanding of oneself and others through free, unstructured discussion.
serve a person right — to pay a person back, esp for wrongful or foolish treatment or behaviour
service access point — (networking) (SAP) The OSI term for the component of a network address which identifies the individual application on a host which is sending or receiving a packet. Different SAPs distinguish between different services or applications on a host, e.g. electronic mail, FTP, HTTP.
spuyten duyvil creek — a channel in New York City at the north end of Manhattan Island, connecting the Hudson and Harlem rivers.
squatter sovereignty — (used contemptuously by its opponents) popular sovereignty (def 2).
state representative — a person elected by a state to be a member of the House of Representatives

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