If your business has more expenses than income during its tax year, then you may have a net operating loss. This loss can be used to offset income in other years.If you're like most small business owners, you won't see a profit in your first year of operation. And as your business grows, you may face one or more years in which your business's expenses exceed its income.his loss can be used to offset income in other years. If you're like most small business owners, you won't see a profit in your first year of operation. And as your business grows, you may face one or more years in which your business's expenses exceed its income.
Bird flu. Bird flu, also called avian influenza, a viral respiratory disease mainly of poultry and certain other bird species, including migratory waterbirds, some imported pet birds, and ostriches, that can be transmitted directly to humans.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. fluke. an organism of the class trematoda, characterized by a body that is usually flat and often leaflike; flukes can infect the blood, liver, intestines, and lungs. Called also trematode. Flukes are not common in the United States but are a serious problem in many Asian, tropical, and subtropical countries. The Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis, enters the body in raw or improperly cooked fish and may cause enlargement of the liver, jaundice, anemia, and weakness.