This term is used by companies that offer subscription services to clients for example, telephone carriers, Internet service providers, and hosts. It is a measure of the revenue generated by one customer phone, pager, etc., per unit time, typically per year or month.
filch. vb. 1. (tr) to steal or take surreptitiously in small amounts; pilfer. [C16 filchen to steal, attack, perhaps from Old English gefylce band of men].
A filibuster is a tactic in the legislative process sometimes used in the U.S. Senate by opponents of a bill to block its passage. A Senator, once granted permission to speak by the presiding officer, may continue to speak indefinitely in an effort to delay or prevent a final vote on the bill. To halt the filibuster, the Senate must pass a cloture resolution by a three-fifths majority (60 votes). Filibusters are not allowed in the House of Representatives because House rules limit the time allowed for debate on bills. Bills considered in the Senate under the  budget reconciliation  process are not subject to filibusters.