A common phrase often heard in business is that of âin liquidationâ and this is a specific legal status for a company having direct consequences for creditors, employees and directors alike. When companies get into trouble they will often enter into an agreement, such as a Company Voluntary Agreement which is a payment plan designed to get the firm back on track.
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States. The U.S. customary system developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before American independence.
Before SI units were widely adopted around the world, the British systems of English units and later imperial units were used in Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States. The system came to be known as U.S. customary units in the United States and is still in use there and in a few Caribbean countries.