He had received a sizable contract from the military (payment guaranteed) and was looking to get financing to fulfill on the purchase order.

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Normally, if a debit transaction is approved, payment is guaranteed, since debit cards don't bounce.

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Contractors meanwhile are guaranteed payment and do not have to fill out any invoices.

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Top producing advisors typically receive a guaranteed payment of roughly four times their annual compensation plus additional incentives to switch firms.

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Then, over 20 years, the owner is guaranteed payment of 40 euro cents per kwh generated and put into the power grid.

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Patients must either accept the insurance company's quick and guaranteed payment, or fight on through debtor-protection laws to get at the doctor's personal assets.

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The payment service is guaranteed by Swiss firm Aduno, he said.

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While details on how unbundling may be implemented are yet to be worked out, merchants would pay a fee for the guaranteed payment feature if it is enforced.

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Bill Hambrecht , owner of the Omaha Nighthawks and founder of the UFL, has personally guaranteed the payment of all monies owed through October 13 to players on his team (who sign the Personal Guarantee agreement).

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Firms failed to disclose existence of additional fees, all the market risks, the lack of liquidity, long-term tax disadvantages, conflicts of interest and the fact that the "guaranteed death payment" is paid only when the client dies.

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