]> 2008/06/10 OpenCyc Knowledge Base Copyright© 2001-2008 Cycorp, Inc., http://www.cyc.com/, Austin, TX, USA This file contains an OWL representation of information contained in the OpenCyc Knowledge Base. The content of this OWL file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license whose text can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode. The content of this OWL file, including the OpenCyc content it represents, constitutes the "Work" referred to in the Creative Commons license. The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a business engaged in financial activities as its main concern. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a commercial service organization that buys, sells, trades, converts, or lends money, in the form of currency or negotiable financial instruments (such as stocks, bonds, commodities futures, etc.), as (one of) its major function(s). The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> does not include businesses, such as retailers, which simply exchange goods or non-financial services for money. Examples: Chase Bank, University Federal Credit Union, Fidelity Investments (but NOT the IMF). Cf. the supercollection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> for non-business organizations engaged in financial activities (such as the IMF). FinancialCompany financial institution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_services Financial services financial companies financial company Financial service financial institutions CurrencyExchangeCompany currency exchange A company that exists to perform instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvaus1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CurrencyExchange</a>. A service organization with the main function of making investments for, and providing investment advice to, customers/clients. InvestmentFirm investment firm S&L A subset of nationally or state-chartered financial institutions each of which takes deposits from individuals, funds mortgages, and pays dividends or interest to depositors. It may or may not have shareholders. Some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwU9lVJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SavingsAndLoanInstitution</a>s have the word 'Bank' in their names. SavingsAndLoanInstitution The collection of all escrow companies. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a>. EscrowCompany escrow company DirectEndorsementLender The collection of all direct endorsement lenders. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a>. direct endorsement lender brokerage firm The collection of all brokerage firms. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a>. BrokerageFirm CreditCardCompany credit card company The collection of all credit card companies. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a>. A financial company (brokerage or bank) that maintains firm, publicly stated prices for both purchase and sale of one or more securities. At any time, this company is willing to buy or sell at their stated prices. MarketMaker market maker VentureCapitalFirm the collection of all companies whose primary business is providing venture capital to new companies venture capital firm

Dean Witter DeanWitter

private-sector organization The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s that operate in what is thought of as the private sector and that have no governmental component. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>s may be either <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>s or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>s. Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>s include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjfTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IBMInc</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViYm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cycorp</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrK5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FloridaNationalBank</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjRFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SierraClub</a>. PrivateSectorOrganization A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> (q.v.). Moreover, each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a collection that is temporally stuff-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a>) but physically-spatially object-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a>) -- i.e. object-like with respect to some physical-spatial part-whole predicate (e.g. some specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r8a2smPXcQdiEoJhcx65EiQ" class="cyc_term">properPhysicalDecompositions</a>). Consider the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Further, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is temporally stuff-like: any one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWn4OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">timeSlices</a> of a given copy <code>COPY</code> of (say) "Moby Dick" is still a copy of "Moby Dick". (Most collections of tangible objects are temporally stuff-like in this way.) But <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is spatially object-like: if we take a scalpel and slice <code>COPY</code> into ten pieces, each piece is not a copy of "Moby Dick". So <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVir35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StuffType</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>. ExistingObjectType type of object CommercialServiceOrganization service company A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a> is a commercial organization which sells some service(s), rather than tangible goods, as its main product. Some tangible goods may accompany or supplement the main service sold, but only as side products; for example, some instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj-xJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HairSalon</a> sell hair care products. financial organization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> is primarily or significantly engaged in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv2fV75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialIndustry</a> or whose activities focus on that industry. Instances of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>s (e.g., banks and brokerage houses) and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViu6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NonProfitOrganization</a>s (e.g., <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvvWXjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalMonetaryFund</a>) may be instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a>. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BankOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwRr9UJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialExchange</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVowIJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InvestmentOrganization</a>. FinancialOrganization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a business engaged in financial activities as its main concern. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a commercial service organization that buys, sells, trades, converts, or lends money, in the form of currency or negotiable financial instruments (such as stocks, bonds, commodities futures, etc.), as (one of) its major function(s). The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> does not include businesses, such as retailers, which simply exchange goods or non-financial services for money. Examples: Chase Bank, University Federal Credit Union, Fidelity Investments (but NOT the IMF). Cf. the supercollection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> for non-business organizations engaged in financial activities (such as the IMF). FinancialCompany financial institution Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a business engaged in financial activities as its main concern. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a commercial service organization that buys, sells, trades, converts, or lends money, in the form of currency or negotiable financial instruments (such as stocks, bonds, commodities futures, etc.), as (one of) its major function(s). The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> does not include businesses, such as retailers, which simply exchange goods or non-financial services for money. Examples: Chase Bank, University Federal Credit Union, Fidelity Investments (but NOT the IMF). Cf. the supercollection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> for non-business organizations engaged in financial activities (such as the IMF). FinancialCompany financial institution <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a business engaged in financial activities as its main concern. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a commercial service organization that buys, sells, trades, converts, or lends money, in the form of currency or negotiable financial instruments (such as stocks, bonds, commodities futures, etc.), as (one of) its major function(s). The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> does not include businesses, such as retailers, which simply exchange goods or non-financial services for money. Examples: Chase Bank, University Federal Credit Union, Fidelity Investments (but NOT the IMF). Cf. the supercollection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> for non-business organizations engaged in financial activities (such as the IMF). FinancialCompany financial institution the collection of companies whose business is bank or finance related broadly conceived. This includes banking organizations proper as well as mortgage lenders and insurers, underwriting companies, etc. banking or finance company BankingOrFinanceCompany <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_D3hZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrivateSectorOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialServiceOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a business engaged in financial activities as its main concern. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> is a commercial service organization that buys, sells, trades, converts, or lends money, in the form of currency or negotiable financial instruments (such as stocks, bonds, commodities futures, etc.), as (one of) its major function(s). The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwUQ-QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialCompany</a> does not include businesses, such as retailers, which simply exchange goods or non-financial services for money. Examples: Chase Bank, University Federal Credit Union, Fidelity Investments (but NOT the IMF). Cf. the supercollection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkFd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FinancialOrganization</a> for non-business organizations engaged in financial activities (such as the IMF). FinancialCompany financial institution