Numbers dressed up in fancy suits pretending to be words.
The length of time something takes, from start to finish—also a finance term that measures how bond prices throw a tantrum when interest rates change. In music, it's how long a note gets to hang out; in warfare, it's corporate-speak for 'how long this mess lasts.'
A data-hungry individual whose job is literally to count things and convert reality into spreadsheets. The unsung hero of statistics who transforms "a bunch of stuff" into actual numbers.
A formal agreement to pay for ongoing access to a service, resource, or property over a set period—the modern way to ensure consistent income or perpetual FOMO depending on which side you're on.
That delicate financial state where your books don't scream for an audit, achieved by making sure debits and credits play nice together. It's either equilibrium or a temporary illusion before the next reconciliation nightmare.
To meet the specific standards or prerequisites required to be eligible for something—a job, a competition, a loan, whatever gatekeeping mechanism is in place. You've jumped through the hoops; now you're officially allowed to proceed.