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1. Churning
   [butter] Churning is the process of shaking up whole milk (or cream) to make butter, and various forms of butter churn have been used for the purpose. In Europe from the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution, this was generally as simple as a barrel with a plunger in it, which was move...
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2. Churning
   The process of stirring and agitating cream in the process of making butter. Churning causes the fat globules in cream to clump together and separate from the liquid.
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3. Churning
   [finance] Churning is the practice of executing trades for an investment account by a salesman or broker in order to generate commission from the account. It is a breach of securities law in many jurisdictions, and it is generally actionable by the account holder for the return of the commis...
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4. CHURNING
   The process of raising cash periodically through successive cash-out refinancings. It is a scam initiated by mortgage brokers that victimizes wholesale lenders, with the connivance of borrowers.
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5. Churning
   Excessive trading of a client's / account in order to increase the broker's commissions.
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6. Churning
   Is an excessive amount of trading of customer funds by a broker. The intent is to generate commission or brokerage fees and not client performance.
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7. Churning
   The practice of a provider seeing a patient more often than is medically necessary, primarily to increase revenue through an increased number of services. Churning may also apply to any performance-based reimbursement system where there is a heavy emphasis on productivity (in other words, rewarding ...
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8. Churning
   The practice of acquiring a holding of shares and then placing both buying and selling order for those shares (usually at about the same price or slightly higher) in order to build up turnover.
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9. churning
   [adj] - moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation 2. [adj] - (of a liquid) agitated vigorously
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10. Churning
    Unjustified overtrading by a stockbroker or fund manager.Private clients have long claimed... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/churning.htm?id=1585&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of churning'>more</a>
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11. Churning
    Trading more often benefits a client, usually in order to inflate commissions...more on Churning
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12. churning
    An illegal practice whereby a sales agent persuades a client to cash in an insurance policy after a short time and replace it with another, thereby earning commission on the new policy
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13. churning
    agitating cream for producing butter Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • excessive trading of a client`s account,in order to increase brokerage commissions Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs
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14. Churning
    Is the unethical practice of buying and selling shares simply in order to earn more commission.
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15. Churning
    Churn'ing noun 1. The act of one who churns. 2. The quantity of butter made at one operation.
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16. churning
    roiling adjective (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; `the river`s roiling current`; `turbulent rapids`
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17. Churning
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Churn • (n.) The quantity of butter made at one operation. • (n.) The act of one who churns.
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18. Churning
    The act of excessive trading of a client`s account by a broker in order to increase his/her commissions. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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19. churning
    See excessive trading
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20. Churning
    To trade securities excessively. In taxable investment accounts, churning invariably leads to reduced returns because of the hefty short-term capital gains tax. But even in tax-deferred 401(k)s or IRAs, trading commissions can eat into your return. In fact, brokers that encourage churning to increase their commissions are committing a securities la...
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21. churning
    Churning refers to excessive buying and selling in your account by your broker. For churning to occur, your broker must exercise control over the investment decisions in your account, either through a formal written discretionary agreement or otherwise, and must engage in excessive trading in light ...
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22. Churning
    An unlawful and immoral method in which a share broker buys shares and stocks in excess on behalf of his client for his personal interst to earn more commission for himself as against the interest of his customer.
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23. churning
    n. the unethical and usually illegal practice of excessive buying and selling of shares of stock for a customer by a stockbroker or sales agent for the purpose of obtaining high sales commissions.
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24. Churning
    Churning is the practice by a broker of encouraging an investor to change his investments frequently in order to make him pay excessive commissions. Also the practice by a bank, building society, insurance broker, etc., of encouraging a householder with an endowment mortgage to surrender the policy ...
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25. Churning
    Is an excessive amount of trading of customer funds by a broker. The intent is to generate commission or brokerage fees and not client performance.
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