Dotcom Company
A company devoted to providing internet access and various activities, including sales over the internet.
Double Counting
An error in economic measurements that occurs when gross amounts are summed instead of net amounts, leading to inflated totals.
Double Entry Bookkeeping
The system of keeping accounts in which every payment appears twice in different accounts to ensure accuracy and consistency, once as a credit and once as a debit.
Double Taxation
The collection of taxes on the same flow by two tax instruments, often referring to international taxation issues.
Double Taxation Agreement
An agreement between two countries to avoid double taxation of the same income.
Double-Dip Recession
Understanding the concept of a double-dip recession, its historical occurrence, and economic implications.
Double-Dividend Hypothesis
Exploring the double-dividend hypothesis, which argues that environmental taxes can simultaneously reduce negative externalities and provide fiscal benefits.
Dow Jones
A leading index of US stock market prices, including the 30 most widely traded US industrial shares.
Down Payment
A part of the price of goods sold on hire purchase or instalment credit that has to be paid immediately.
Downstream
Definition and implications of the term in an economic context focusing on the sequential stages of production and distribution.
Drawing Rights
The right of IMF members to acquire foreign currency from the IMF in exchange for their own currency.