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Upstreaming
Definition: Refers to a scheme used by abusive trusts in which taxable income is reduced or eliminated by moving the income through a series of related trusts. For example, a separate trust may be set up to rent business equipment to the business trust at excessive amounts. The equipment trust then distributes any remaining income to another trust that deducts personal or unallowable expenses, and so forth.
Upswing
Definition: An upward turn in a security's price after a period of falling prices.
Uptick Rule
Definition: SEC rule that selling short is allowed only on an up tick.
Uptick Trade
Definition: A transaction that takes place at a higher price than the preceding transaction involving the same security. Related: Tick test rules.
US
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for UNITED STATES.
Related Website: www.ustreas.gov | Source
US Department Of The Treasury
Definition:

A cabinent department of the United States Government established by US Congress in 1789.

The Main Treasury Building is the headquarters for the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Departmental Offices. Its location is immediately east of the White House on the corner of Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

US Treasury Bill
Definition: US government debt with a maturity of less than a year.
US Treasury Bond
Definition: US government debt with a maturity of more than 10 years.
US Treasury Note
Definition: US government debt with a maturity of one to 10 years.
Usance
Definition: The time allowed for settlement of a draft.
Usance Letter Of Credit
Definition: A letter of credit payable at a determined future date after presentation of conforming documents.
USD
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the USA Dollar.
USD Coin (USDC)
Definition: Another dollar-pegged stablecoin, issued by Circle and Coinbase. Known for transparency and compliance focus.
Useful Life
Definition: The expected period of time during which a depreciating asset will be productive.
User Fees
Definition: An excise tax, often in the form of a license or supplemental charge, levied to fund a public service.
User Tax
Definition: A tax that is paid directly by the consumer of a good, product, or service.
Usury Laws
Definition: Laws limiting the amount of interest that can be charged on loans.
Utility
Definition: A power company that owns or operates facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy, which is regulated at state and federal levels.
Utility Function
Definition: A mathematical expression that assigns a value to all possible choices. In portfolio theory, the utility function expresses the preferences of economic entities with respect to perceived risk and expected return.
Utility Revenue Bond
Definition: A municipal bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services. These bonds are repaid from the operating revenues the project produces after the utility is finished.
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