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Prop. A prop table backstage for the musical number "Food, Glorious Food" in the musical production, Oliver! A prop, formally known as a (theatrical) property, [1] is an object actors use on stage or screen during a performance or screen production. [2] In practical terms, a prop is considered to be anything movable or portable on a stage or a ...
Proprietary trading. Proprietary trading (also known as prop trading) occurs when a trader trades stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, their derivatives, or other financial instruments with the firm's own money (instead of using depositors' money) to make a profit for itself. [1] Proprietary trading can create potential conflicts of interest ...
Proposition. A proposition is a central concept in the philosophy of language, semantics, logic, and related fields, often characterized as the primary bearer of truth or falsity. Propositions are also often characterized as being the kind of thing that declarative sentences denote. For instance the sentence "The sky is blue" denotes the ...
As she runs for president, Harris has emphasized her credentials as California's former top law enforcement official. But her campaign declined to answer how she will vote on Proposition 36, a ...
The proposition, if passed, will repeal Proposition 8 passed during the 2008 general election and amend the state constitution to declare that the "right to marry [for same sex couples] is a fundamental right", effectively allowing same-sex couples to once again marry. [2] [3]
Proposition bet. In gambling, a " proposition bet " (prop bet, prop, novelty, or a side bet) is a bet made regarding the occurrence or non-occurrence during a game (usually a gambling game) of an event not directly affecting the game's final outcome. Proposition bets in sports are differentiated from the general bets for or against a particular ...
Value proposition. In marketing, a company’s value proposition is the full mix of benefits or economic value which it promises to deliver to the current and future customers (i.e., a market segment) who will buy their products and/or services. [1][2] It is part of a company's overall marketing strategy which differentiates its brand and fully ...
Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage; it passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court.