| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Board of Trade | The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions. This department has been known as the Department of Trade and Industry since 1970, headed by a Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, who is also President of the Board of Trade. The full Board has met only once since the mid-19th Century, during commemorations of the bicentenary of the Board in 1986. (references) | ||
| Board of Trade unit | A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Brampton Board of Trade | The Brampton Board of Trade is an organization found in Brampton, Ontario in 1887. (references) | ||
| Chicago Board of Trade | The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), established in 1848, is the world's oldest futures and options exchange. More than 50 different options and futures contracts are traded by over 3,600 CBOT members through open outcry and eTrading. Volumes at the exchange in 2003 were a record breaking 454 million contracts. (references) | ||
| New York Board of Trade | The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is a physical commodity futures exchange located in New York, New York. It originated in 1870 as the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE). In 1998, the New York Board of Trade became the parent company of both the New York Cotton Exchange and the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (CSCE) (founded in 1882) and that now function as divisions of the NYBOT. (references) | ||
| Old Toronto Board of Trade Building | Board of Trade Building was home to the Board of Trade and the TTC. (references) | ||
| Swedish National Board of Trade | Swedish National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency is located in Stockholm. (references) | ||
| Vice-President of the Board of Trade | The office of Vice-President of the Board of Trade was a junior ministerial position in the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created in 1786 and abolished in 1868. From 1848 onwards the office was held concurrently with that of Paymaster-General. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Board of Trade | Business | Any organized exchange or other trading facility for the trading of commodities. (references) | |
| Board of trade uni | Mining | The work done when a rate of working of 1 kW is maintained for 1 h. The British unit of electrical energy; kilowatt-hour. Abbrev: B. O. T.unit. (references) | |
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