[Architecture] International Commission on Illumination. Abbr. CIE.

[Economics] = MATIF The French international financial futures exchange. It opened in 1986 (as the Marché à Terme des Instruments Financiers), became involved in the Globex system in...

Noun: Internationale A revolutionary socialist anthem Type of: anthem , hymn Encyclopedia: Internationale

[Economics] = FIBV A world federation of stock exchanges, formed in 1961 by a number of stock markets as a means of exchanging information and opinions.

/ō pwa də lorˈ/   (French)   Very dear (literally, at its weight in gold)

Noun: esprit de l'escalier A witty remark that occurs to you too late Type of: drollness , humor  [US], humour  [Brit, Cdn], wit , witticism , wittiness Encycl...

[Economics] = shadowy gnomes A pejorative phrase originally coined in 1995 by the French prime minister, Alain Jupé, to characterize international dealers who were speculating against th...

[Computer] < benchmark > (SSBA, AFUU Synthetic Benchmark Suite) A public domain benchmark suite produced by the AFUU . Version: 2.3 (1995-07-14).

Noun: commission    ku'mishun A special group delegated to consider some matter - committee   A fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount receive...

[American slang] adv. or adj. phr. 1. On duty or ready to be put on duty by a naval or military service; in active service. The old battleship has been in commission for twenty years...