Florida Definition–noun | 1. | a state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 9,739,992. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Capital: Tallahassee. Abbreviation: FL (for use with zip code), Fla. | | 2. | Straits of. Also called Florida Straits, Florida Strait. an ocean passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. | |
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Financial Definition–adjective | 1. | pertaining to monetary receipts and expenditures; pertaining or relating to money matters; pecuniary: financial operations. | | 2. | of or pertaining to those commonly engaged in dealing with money and credit. | –noun | 3. | financials, financial information or data about a company, as balance sheets and price-earnings ratio. | |
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Aid Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire. | | 2. | to promote the progress or accomplishment of; facilitate. | –verb (used without object) | 3. | to give help or assistance. | –noun | 4. | help or support; assistance. | | 5. | a person or thing that aids or furnishes assistance; helper; auxiliary. | | 6. | aids, Manège. | a. | Also called natural aids. the means by which a rider communicates with and controls a horse, as the hands, legs, voice, and shifts in weight. | | b. | Also called artificial aids. the devices by means of which a rider increases control of a horse, as spurs, whip, and martingale. | | | 9. | a payment made by feudal vassals to their lord on special occasions. | | 10. | English History. (after 1066) any of several revenues received by a king in the Middle Ages from his vassals and other subjects, limited by the Magna Charta to specified occasions. | |
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