(Noun) An official or authoritative book of record.
(Verb) To set down formally in writing; to record.
Aid in the form of money or necessities given to a person or persons in a state of poverty or want.
One who stands for or in the place of another or others. Holding the place of, and acting for, a larger body of persons. (Note the distinction from delegate).
Money kept back or placed on one side to meet future demands or contingencies.
1. The income of a government from all sources appropriated for the payment of public expenses.
2. Income of a private organisation from any source (especially when not directly earned).
Literally: a number of persons seated round a circular table or imagined as forming a gathering of this kind.
Often used for a gathering for discussion only, without chairman or formal agenda.