A carrying charge is a fee associated with holding an investment or conducting business that includes costs such as interest, storage, and insurance across various sectors like commodities, real estate, retailing, and securities.
Direct access is a method of processing data where data can be stored and retrieved independently of the location of other data. This method is often associated with Random-Access Memory (RAM).
A stockroom is an area or room where stock of goods, materials, and other supplies are maintained, often used in commercial and industrial settings for inventory management, storage, and organization.
The storage of goods in a warehouse or the act of building up a holding of shares in a company prior to making a takeover bid by buying small lots of shares and 'warehousing' them in the name of nominees.
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