invitation noun (ASK TO AN EVENT). A2 [C or U] the âact of âinviting someone to go to an âevent: Thanks for the invitation to âyour âbirthday âparty. I'm âhappy to âaccept âyour invitation. The first âday of the âexhibition will be by invitation (only) (= only those who have been âinvited can come).
fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Description. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a disorder in which muscle tissue and connective tissue such as tendons and ligaments are gradually replaced by bone (ossified), forming bone outside the skeleton (extra-skeletal or heterotopic bone) that constrains movement.
ESOPs give employees an equity stake in the. company and provide an attractive finance. alternative. An mEPOlyEE StOck wnOrEShiP PlAn. (ESOP) is a qualified defined contribution retirement. plan, much like a profit-sharing or 401(k) plan. An ESOP, however, is designed to invest primarily in employer secu-. rities. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of. 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.