So far in our Elite Status Series, weâve covered American, Delta and Southwest. Today, TPG contributor Jason Steele takes us through the basics of United Premier Silver status â how you can qualify for it and maximize the benefits once you earn it. Unless you have a last-minute mileage run planned, itâs probably too late to worry about achieving status during the 2013 calendar year.
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Burn rate is the rate at which a company is losing money. It is typically expressed in monthly terms. In this sense, the word burn is a synonymous term for negative cash flow. It is also measure for how fast a company will use up its shareholder capital.