Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.
Banking jargon for someone who usually pays his or her balance in full every month. Surprisingly, 68 per cent of Canadians do pay their balances in full, according to a bankers’ poll. The rest are what the banks call “revolvers.†They’re people who pay only part of their balance.