a map created by the NFIP for floodplain management and insurance purposes

Flood insurance rate map. A map developed by the National Flood Insurance Program showing base flood elevations, risk zones, and floodplain boundaries; used in determining flood insurance premiums.

Flood Insurance Rate Map. A FIRM is an official map issued by the Federal Insurance Administration (A Branch of FEMA), designating areas of special flood hazard and/or flood insurance rate zones for a given community. The map forms the basis for both the regulatory and insurance aspects for communities in the Regular phase of the NFIP.

Flood Insurance Rate Map. The official map on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

Flood Insurance Rate Map. Insurance and floodplain management map issued by FEMA that identifies areas of 100-year flood hazard in a community. In some areas, the map also shows base flood elevations and 500-year floodplain boundaries and, occasionally, regulatory floodway boundaries. These maps are also referred to as Flood Maps.

Flood Insurance Rate Map. Official map of a community on which the Mitigation Division Administrator has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

Flood Insurance Rate Map. Issued by FEMA, these maps show special hazard areas, including the 100-year floodplain. They also show flood insurance risk zones and other flood-related information applicable to a community.

Flood Insurance Rate Map. The map produced by the Federal Insurance Administration showing, within the City of Clive, expected flood areas, and such other notations as are necessary to establish actuarial rates for the sale of flood insurance within the community. Category: Community Development

Flood Insurance Rate Map. Map of a community, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, that shows both the special flood hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

Flood Insurance Rate Map. An official map of a community prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency identifying the elevation of the “100-year” flood and the areas that would be inundated by that level of flooding, and used to determine flood insurance rates. The FIRM of the City of Middletown is dated July 16, 1990.

Flood Insurance Rate Map. Official map of community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zone applicable to the community.

A descriptor for wines that are solid and stern, usually with a high tannin or acidity.

wine that's obviously tannic and/or acidic. 'Firm' is a positive term.

Term referring to taste experience at the back of the palate, caused by tannins.

not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"

Again, the lingering taste at the back of the palate.

A wine with strong tannins.

Term referring to a taste sensation caused by tannins - usually noticeable at the back of the mouth.

A wine with a lot of body and bite. Very rich in tannin.

good tannins and/or acid

A positive reference to the tannin or acid (see acidity) structure of the wine and the way it feels on your palate.

Assertive, but not unbalanced, acidity particularly in wines requiring more aging.

Relatively solid, compact, or unyielding to pressure or touch.

Texture and structure of a young, tannic red

A perception of solidity or chewy texture in a wine, caused by structural elements such as tannin or acidity.... Comments

Assertive, but not unbalanced, acidity particularly in young wines.

Wine with strong unyielding tannins.

A positive tannic and/or acidic taste in the wine.

This means the elements of a wine's structure are tightly wound together, and also implies the wine has quite a bit of flavour. 'Firm tannins' might indicate a red wine that is well made and has a bright future.

refers to a fabric with a relatively solid, compact texture, good body and reduced drape.

Compact, has good backbone.

A classification of cheese varieties exhibiting a relatively inelastic and unyielding texture like Cheddar and Swiss. Federal Standards of Identity state that firm cheeses have a maximum moisture content of 34% and a minimum milkfat content of 50%.

Attacks the palate with acid or tannic astringency. Suggests that the wine is young and will age. Nearly always a positive comment and very desirable with highly flavored foods (see also austere).

refers to wines with tightly knit structure and a taut balance of elements.

Taut balance of elements; tightly knit structure; also distinct flavor.

balanced structure, so tightly knit that individual elements are not distinguishable.

This is a track condition used on Turf tracks. It is the equivalent to fast on a dirt track.

A optimum condition for a turf course corresponding to fast on a dirt track

another word for a partnership or other business.

a sole proprietorship which provides auditing services

a business or institution comprising sole proprietorships, partnerships, companies and other forms of organizations.

A commercial partnership of two or more people, especially when unincorporated

A partnership or association of two or more persons for carrying on a business; the name or title under which a commercial partnership carries on a business.

Refers to partnerships: accountants, stockbrokers, etc; and sometimes to small companies, privately owned.

with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"

Defined by Alchian and Demsetz (1972) this way: "The essence of the classical firm is identified here as a contractual structure with: 1) joint input production [see team production]; 2) several input owners [e.g. the workers]; 3) one party [the firm or its owners] who is common to all the contracts of the joint inputs; 4) who has rights to renegotiate any input's contract independently of contracts with other input owners; 5) who holds the residual claim; and 6) who has the right to sell his central contractual residual status. The central agent is call the firm's owner and the employer. No authoritarian control is involved; the arrangement is simply a contractual structure subject to continuous renegotiation with the central agent. The contractual structure arises as a means of enhancing efficient organization of team production." ---------- a firm is a hierarchical organization attempting to make profits. Source: econterms

securely established; "an established reputation"; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"

a business entity comprising one or more business establishments under common ownership or control

a business organization consisting of one or more domestic establishments in the same industry that was specified under common ownership or control

a legal business, either corporate or otherwise, and may consist of several establishments

an entity which controls one or more business establishments or locations

a single legal entity that may have more than one place of business (or establishment)

a unit that does business on it's own account

An organization that produces goods and/or services.