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Execution and Development

noun

  • Putting a condemned person to death.
  • The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it.
    • usage: "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"
  • Computer science. ( the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer)
  • Law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it. ( so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable)
  • A routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out.
  • The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order.
    • usage: "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"
  • Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being.

Execution is the process of completing an order to buy or sell securities. Once a trade is executed, it is reported by a Confirmation Report; settlement (payment and transfer of ownership) occurs in the U. S. Between one (mutual funds) and three (stocks) days after an order is executed. The time varies greatly across countries. In France, for example settlements are only once per month.

noun

  • Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.
    • usage: "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
  • A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage. )
    • usage: "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
  • Biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. (
    • usage: "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
  • A recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.
    • usage: "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development"
  • The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
    • usage: "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
  • A district that has been developed to serve some purpose.
    • usage: "such land is practical for small park developments"
  • A state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess. )
    • usage: "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen"
  • Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible.
    • usage: "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
  • Music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated. (.

Normally refers to a) improving a product or producing new types of products; or b) in real estate, process of placing improvements on or to a parcel of land.