working-capital fund
Americannoun
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The memo said the unplanned increase was necessary “to ensure the continued solvency” of the Pentagon’s working-capital fund for fuel.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2017
In 2016, fuel prices on the open market plummeted even more, enabling the Pentagon to build an even bigger surplus in the working-capital fund.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2017
Gains and losses are absorbed by the DLA in a revolving account known as a working-capital fund.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2017
When fuel prices spike upward, he said, the Pentagon sometimes must raid other accounts to pump more money into the working-capital fund for fuel.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2017
In 2015, as petroleum prices on the open market were plunging, the working-capital fund amassed an even bigger surplus.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2017
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