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Patient RolenounMWEthe semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clauseverified
Pattypan SquashnounMWEround greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edgeverified
Pavor NocturnusnounMWEa disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmareverified
Pay ClaimnounMWEthe wage demanded from management for workers by their union representativesverified
Paying banknounMWEA paying bank is the institution where a check is payable and to which it is sent for payment.verified
payment cardnounMWEA range of different cards that can be used to access cash assets through point-of-sale terminals or other facilities in order to make payments, receive cash money, exchange currency and perform other actions determined by the card issuer and its terms.verified
Payment systemnounMWEThe mechanism, the rules, institutions, people, markets, and agreements that make the exchange of payments possible.verified
Payments System Risk Policy (PSR)nounMWEThe Federal Reserve's Payments System Risk (PSR) policy addressing the risks that payment systems present to the Federal Reserve Banks, the banking system, and to other sectors of the economy.verified
Payroll card accountnounMWEA bank account that is established directly or indirectly by an employer on behalf of an employee to which an electronic funds transfers the employee's wages or compensation on a recurring basis. The payroll card, often branded by one of the credit/debit card associations, provides the employee access to the funds.verified
Payroll DepartmentnounMWEthe department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employeeverified
PCI Security Standards CouncilnounMWEThe governing body, representing key participants of the payment card industry, which establishes and maintains security standards for payment cards.verified
Pea CrabnounMWEtiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusksverified
Pea PlantnounMWEa leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seedsverified
Pea ShooternounMWEa straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a targetverified
Pea TreenounMWEany plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear podverified
Peace LilynounMWEany of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamentalverified
Peace ProcessnounMWEany social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilitiesverified
Peacekeeping MissionnounMWEthe activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)verified
Peacekeeping OperationnounMWEthe activity of keeping the peace by military forces, especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nationsverified
Peach-Leaved WillownounMWEwillow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond treesverified
Peachleaf WillownounMWEwillow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond treesverified
Peacock ButterflynounMWEEuropean butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespotverified
Peacock OrenounMWEa mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper depositsverified
Peanut GallerynounMWEpeople whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant, resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performanceverified
Peanut WormnounMWEsmall unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanutverified
Pear HawnounMWEerect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berriesverified
Pear HawthornnounMWEerect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berriesverified