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8(a) firm

8(a) firm [ ayt áy fùrm ] (plural 8(a) firms)


noun 
Definition:
 
firm with special status: a company that is given preferential treatment by the federal government because it is owned by socially and economically disadvantaged people

[< Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act]
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