Definition: Federal and state laws designed to maintain and preserve business competition. Pronunciation: Used in a Sentence:   Antitrust laws prohibited the two companies fro..

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Definition: A request to a recognized authority for a decision or judgement. Pronunciation: \ə-ˈpēl Used in a Sentence:   My lawyer said the court’s decision wasn’t correct and that we should file for ..

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Definition: Someone who formally applies for something. Pronunciation: \ˈa-pli-kənt Used in a Sentence:   We interviewed the applicant fo..

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Definition: The act of estimating an opinion of property value. Pronunciation: əˈprāzəl Used in a Sentence: We are having an appraisal done to see if the property is really worth what..

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Definition: The estimated worth of a property established by someone qualified in valuation. Pronunciation:  \ə-ˈprāz-ed Used in a Sentence:  The appraised value of the property came in higher than..

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Definition: Someone who estimates value Pronunciation: əˈpreɪzə(r) Used in a Sentence: The appraiser is going to estimate what we our house..

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Definition:  An increase in value. Pronunciation: \ə-ˌprē-shē-ˈā-shən Used in a Sentence:  The change in the market caused an appreciation in the value of the..

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Definition: The hearing and determination of a case in controversy by a third party. Pronunciation:  är-bə-ˈtrā-shən Used in a Sentence:   The dispute between the two brokers was settled by ar..

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Definition: The state of being behind in the discharge of an obligation: paid at the end of the period for which something is due. Pronunciation: \ə-ˈrirz Used in a Sentence:  The real estate taxes on the property are paid in arrea..

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