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BANKING & FINANCE
RETRONYMS
PORTMANTEAUS
CONNECTIONS!
200
This pair of words refers to rules, and the enforcement of those rules, in an organized society... dun dun
Law and order
200
Talk about cold cash! Wells Fargo owns the only 2 of these machines in Antarctica--one is used just for its parts
ATM
200
Putting the retro in retronym, this time-telling wristwear uses pointers & hands
Analog watch
200
It's an approximate prediction without solid facts or figures
Guesstimate
200
Dwarf, Sea, Sin, Wonder
Members of a septet
400
They're names for pointy implements used in sewing & for a feeling like you're getting pricked by them
Pins and needles
400
Invest $10,000 at 4%, add $100 per month & in 10 years you'll have nearly $30,000; the oft-cited "miracle of" this 2-word phrase
Compound interest
400
Before "polishing" began, most of the rice people ate was this color variety; now the term is used for a "whole grain" type
Brown rice
400
In the late 19th century, new technology made possible this method of capital punishment
Electrocution
400
Proposal, Apology, Prayer, Dubbing
Occasions when one might kneel
600
Used together, these words are synonymous with intrigue & secrecy, and they sound much cooler than "poncho & knife"
Cloaks and daggers
600
Securities as well as your funds for that new house--congrats!--can be held by a third party on behalf of the 2 others in this
Escrow
600
This retronym for a type of computer also means a screen with icons on it
Desktop
600
The portmanteau word stan, like the obsessed guy in the Eminem song, is derived from these 2 other words
Stalker and fan
600
Pant, Blouse, Smite, Stick
Starting letter + Bug
800
They're "F" words, but not the bad kind; they refer to a region's native plant & animal life
Flora and fauna
800
Come on get "A.P.Y."; A.P.Y. is short for this, money earned from a savings account over a specific amount of time
Annual percentage yield
800
This scriptural work is also called the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh
Old Testament
800
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This portmanteau of a Massachusetts governor's name and a creature with a squiggly shape describes the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to benefit a political party
Gerrymandering
800
Cutie, Excel, Envy, Seedy
Words that sound like 2 letters
1000
These words meaning "junk" refer to floating debris from a ship--some thrown overboard on purpose, some there by accident
Floatsam and jetsam
1000
It's a contract that gives someone the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell something before a certain date
Options
1000
This retronym describes movies made before the advent of synchronized sound in 1927, a medium where actors' dialogue was conveyed through intertitles
Silent film
1000
Unpack the portmanteau word "bit" & you'll find it's made up of this word & "digit"
Binary
1000
Circle, Triangle, Pitchfork, Horseshoe
Shapes of capital greek letters
Ο Ω Ψ Δ