Words starting with U

168 words from the Lexfall vocabulary, each with a definition and an example sentence.

uberrimae fidei Demanding the utmost good faith, with a positive duty to disclose all material facts.
ubiquitous Present or found everywhere.
ubiquity The state of being found everywhere at once.
udder The single mammary organ of a cow, goat or sheep, from which milk is drawn.
ulcer A full-thickness loss of the epidermis and at least part of the dermis, which typically...
ulceration The formation of an open sore where skin or tissue has broken down.
ulcerative colitis A chronic inflammatory disease that affects the lining of the colon and rectum in a...
ulcerogenic Tending to produce ulcers, as of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the gastric...
ultimatum A final demand backed by a threat.
ultra vires Beyond the legal power or authority of a company or its directors.
ultrafiltration The removal of water from the blood across a membrane under a pressure gradient, as...
ultrahazardous Involving an inherently high risk of serious harm that no amount of care can eliminate.
ululate To howl or wail loudly, especially in grief or celebration.
umbel A flower cluster in which stalks of nearly equal length spring from a common centre to...
umbilicated Describing a papule or nodule with a central depression resembling a navel.
umbrage Offence or annoyance taken at a perceived slight.
umpirage The office or decision of an umpire appointed to resolve a deadlock between arbitrators.
umpire A neutral appointed to break a deadlock where two party-appointed arbitrators cannot...
unassuming Modest and unpretentious, not seeking to draw attention to oneself.
unavoidable Continuing to be incurred regardless of a particular decision.
unbanked Having no bank account at all.
unbilled Earned but not yet invoiced to the customer.
unbundling The breaking up of a diversified group into separately owned or managed businesses.
uncertain tax position A tax filing stance whose survival on examination is doubtful enough to require a reserve.
uncodified constitution A constitution derived from various statutes, cases and conventions rather than a single...
unconscionability The quality of a bargain so oppressive or grossly unfair that a court will decline to...
unconscionable So grossly unfair that a court will refuse to enforce it.
unconscious Not awake and not aware of one's surroundings.
uncontrollable Not able to be influenced by the manager held accountable for a cost centre.
unctuous Excessively and insincerely flattering or ingratiating.
underabsorption The shortfall arising when overhead applied to production is less than the overhead...
underbanked Having only limited access to mainstream banking services.
undercapitalised Having insufficient capital to meet the ordinary demands of a business or to absorb...
undercroft A vaulted space or storey beneath a building, often at or below ground level.
undercut To offer terms, especially a lower price, that weaken a rival's position.
underemployment The situation of workers employed below their skill level or for fewer hours than they...
underfitting The modelling error of being too simple to capture the underlying pattern in the data.
underlease A lease carved out of and shorter than the grantor's own leasehold interest.
underlet To grant a lease of premises that one already holds under a superior lease.
underlevered Carrying less debt than the business could efficiently support.
underlying The asset, rate, or index from which a derivative draws its value.
undermine To gradually weaken or damage something, often secretly.
undernutrition A form of malnutrition caused by insufficient intake or absorption of energy and...
underperformance A sustained failure to meet the expected standard of work for a role.
underperformer An employee whose results consistently fall short of what their role requires.
underpin To provide the theoretical or evidential foundation on which something rests.
underpinning The strengthening or deepening of a building's foundations, often to remedy subsidence.
underpricing Setting a new issue's offer price below the value the market subsequently assigns it.
underprovision The supply of a good in quantities below the socially optimal level.
underrun The amount by which actual cost falls below the budgeted or estimated figure.
underscore To emphasise or draw attention to the importance of something.
undersigned The person who has signed the document, usually referred to as 'the undersigned'.
understate To record a figure as lower than it should be.
understatement The reporting of a figure at less than its true amount.
undersubscribed Attracting less investor demand than the amount being raised.
undersupply A shortfall in the quantity of a good available relative to demand.
undertaking A formal promise to do or not do something.
undervaluation The condition of a currency trading below its fair value.
underwater Owing more on a loan than the asset securing it is now worth.
underwrite To guarantee the purchase of any securities left unsubscribed in an issue, assuming the...
underwriter The person or firm that evaluates a proposed risk and decides whether to accept it and on...
underwriting An undertaking by a financial institution to subscribe for any securities not taken up by...
undifferentiated Lacking features that distinguish a product from competing offerings.
undocumented Present in a country without the authorisation or papers required by immigration law.
undue Excessive or inappropriate, especially describing pressure that improperly influences a...
undue hardship The significant difficulty or expense that excuses an employer from providing an...
undue influence Improper pressure exploiting a relationship of trust that vitiates a party's consent.
undulate To move with a smooth, flowing, wavelike motion.
unearned Received in advance for goods or services not yet delivered.
unemployment rate The share of the labour force that is without work but actively seeking employment.
unencumbered Free of debt, liens, or other financial obligations that would restrict a company's...
unenforceable Of an agreement, valid but incapable of being enforced through the courts.
unequivocal Leaving no doubt; completely clear in meaning.
unequivocally In a way that leaves no doubt; clearly and without ambiguity.
unfair dismissal The termination of employment without a fair reason or without following a fair...
unfair labor practice Employer or union conduct that the labour statutes prohibit, such as retaliating against...
unfair prejudice Conduct of a company's affairs in a manner that unfairly harms the interests of a...
unflagging Not weakening or diminishing in effort, energy or enthusiasm.
unforeseeable Impossible to anticipate or predict.
unforthcoming Reluctant to volunteer information when asked.
unhedged Left exposed to a risk without any offsetting protection in place.
unhinged Chaotically uninhibited - increasingly said as a compliment.
unicorn A privately held startup valued at more than one billion dollars.
unilateral effects The harm from a merger arising because the merged firm can profitably raise prices...
unimpeachable Beyond all doubt or reproach in honesty and integrity.
union The process by which the ends of a fractured bone heal and join together.
unionisation The process by which workers organise into trade unions to bargain collectively.
unionise To organise workers into a trade union, or to join one.
unique selling point The single feature or benefit that sets a product apart from its competitors.
unit cost The total cost of producing one item, including both direct and allocated indirect costs.
unit economics The revenue and cost tied to a single unit of what a business sells.
unitranche A single blended debt facility that merges senior and subordinated layers into one...
units of alcohol A standard measure used to quantify a patient's alcohol consumption for risk assessment.
universality The principle that human rights belong to everyone everywhere, irrespective of culture or...
unjust enrichment The receipt of a benefit at another's expense in circumstances the law treats as unjust,...
unjustified threats A statutory cause of action letting a party menaced with baseless infringement...
unlawful Not authorised or permitted by law.
unless I can assist the court further A closing formula by which counsel signals that their submissions are at an end.
unless order A court order imposing an automatic sanction unless a party complies by a specified date.
unless the context otherwise requires Qualifying a definitions clause so that a defined meaning applies except where the...
unlever To strip the effect of debt out of a figure such as beta or cash flow.
unlevered beta A measure of a company's systematic risk stripped of the effect of its debt, allowing...
unlevered free cash flow The cash a business generates before any financing costs, available to all providers of...
unliquidated Describing a claim whose amount has not yet been fixed or agreed and must be quantified.
unmask To expose the true character or identity of someone concealed.
unqualified Describing an audit opinion that the financial statements give a true and fair view...
unrealised Reflecting a gain or loss on paper that has not yet been crystallised by a transaction.
unredacted With no part concealed or blacked out.
unregistered design right An automatic right protecting the shape or configuration of an article, arising without...
unremarkable Showing nothing abnormal or noteworthy on examination or investigation.
unremitting Never relaxing or slackening; persistent and continuous.
unrequited Of love or affection that is not returned by the other person.
unresponsive Not reacting to voice, touch or painful stimulus.
unscrupulous Having no moral principles; willing to act dishonestly for gain.
unsubstantiated Not supported by evidence or proof.
untapped market A group of potential customers that no company is yet serving effectively.
untenable Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
unvarnished Plain and straightforward, without embellishment or disguise.
unviable Not capable of working successfully or being achieved.
unwind To gradually reverse or dismantle a transaction, position, or structure.
up to date with vaccinations Having received all the vaccines appropriate for a child's age according to the national...
upbraid To scold or reproach someone severely.
upend To overturn or drastically disrupt an established industry structure or way of operating.
uphold To confirm or support a decision or judgment on appeal.
uplift An increase in the base value of an asset, notably to probate value on death.
uplift modeling A technique that predicts the incremental effect of an intervention on an individual...
upmarket Aimed at wealthier customers with higher-quality, higher-priced offerings.
upright Strictly honest and morally correct in behaviour.
upsell To persuade an existing customer to buy a higher-tier or more expensive version of what...
upselling The practice of persuading a customer to buy a more expensive version or upgrade.
upskill To teach existing staff new skills for evolving or more demanding roles.
upstanding Honest, respectable, and morally sound.
upstart A new and aggressive company challenging established players.
uptiering A liability-management move in which a majority of lenders issue themselves priming debt,...
uptime The proportion of time that equipment or a system is available and running as intended.
uraemia The clinical syndrome of advanced renal failure, caused by retention of urea and other...
uraemic Relating to or caused by the accumulation of urea and other toxins in renal failure.
urbane Suave, courteous and socially polished.
urea A nitrogenous waste product excreted by the kidneys whose blood level rises when renal...
ureter The muscular tube conveying urine from the kidney to the bladder.
urethra The canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior.
urethritis Inflammation of the urethra, frequently of sexually transmitted origin.
urinalysis The physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of a urine sample.
urinary frequency The need to pass urine more often than normal, whether or not the volume each time is...
urinary incontinence The involuntary leakage of urine, which may be stress-related, urge-related or mixed.
urinary retention The inability to empty the bladder fully or at all, requiring catheterisation to relieve...
urinary tract infection An infection anywhere along the urinary tract, most commonly affecting the bladder.
urinary urgency A sudden, compelling need to pass urine that is difficult to defer.
urine dipstick A test strip dipped into a urine sample to screen quickly for blood, protein, glucose and...
urine output The volume of urine a patient produces over a given period, used to gauge kidney function...
urolithiasis The formation of stones anywhere within the urinary tract.
urothelial Relating to the specialised epithelium that lines the urinary tract.
urothelium The transitional epithelium lining the renal pelvis, ureters, bladder and proximal...
usance The period allowed by custom or contract for payment of a foreign bill of exchange.
usufruct The right to use and enjoy another's property and its fruits without depleting it.
usufructuary A person who holds property under a usufruct.
usurer A person who lends money at exorbitant or illegal rates of interest.
usurious Charging interest at rates that are illegally or unfairly high.
usurp To seize a rival's dominant position, especially one long held.
usurpation The wrongful seizure of authority or of an opportunity belonging to the company.
usury The practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
uterotonic Stimulating the uterus to contract, typically to control bleeding after delivery.
utilisation The act of drawing down all or part of a facility by delivering a request that satisfies...
utilitarianism The ethical theory that right action is that which maximises overall happiness or...
uttering The offence of knowingly passing off a forged or counterfeit instrument as genuine.
uveitis Inflammation of the uvea, the middle pigmented layer of the eye, presenting with pain,...
uvula The fleshy conical projection hanging from the free edge of the soft palate.
uxorious Excessively or submissively fond of one's wife.

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