An accounting practice or business policy designed to highlight the most profitable aspects of financial transactions or customer relationships while minimizing or excluding less profitable or loss-making elements.
The UK government department responsible for consumer and competition policy, company legislation, employment law, science and research, higher education, and adult learning. Formed in 2009 from the merger of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).
