Merchandsing Flashcards

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Air seal

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A method of closure that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault is often called the diving bell principle.

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Air tray

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Transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering the casket.

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Alloy

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A substance composed of two or more metals

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Alternative container

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An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains

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Apron

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The lining is attached to the undersurface of the food panel of the casket and a component part of the throw (overlay) extends down into the body of the casket.

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Arm

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The part of the casket that attaches the bar to the lug (ear)

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Average (mean)

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The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of units

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Bail handle

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A single handle is in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit

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Bar

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The part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, is grasped by the casket bearer.

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Base

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The lower or supporting part of the monument

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Bed

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The portion of the casket upon which the deceased human remains are placed.

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Bevel top marker

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A small headstone, set above the ground, with a slightly slanting top.

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Bier

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A stand upon which the casket is placed for viewing and services. Can sometimes mean merchandise display.

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Bi- Unit pricing

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A method of price quotation showing separately the price of the service to be rendered and the price of the casket.

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Block

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A subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots.

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Body

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That portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom.

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Body ledge (top body molding)

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Molding along the uppermost ledge of the body panels.

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Body ledge flange (top body molding flange)

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The horizontal portion of the top body molding (body ledge) where the gasket is placed on the gasketed casekts.

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Body lining

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Materials that drape the inside perimeter of the body of the casket.

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Body panels

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Compose the sides and ends of the casket shell.

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21
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Bridge (header, cap filler)

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Component part of cap/lid that is constructed into caskets that display a cut top; provides strength/ rigidity at the point of the transverse cut.

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Broadcloth

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A twilled, napped woolen or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture; a fabric usually made of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plain or rib weave with a soft semi-gloss finish.

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Bronze

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A metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%

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Brushed Finish

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Bare metal is scratched with abrasive material and then finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained.

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Cap (lid)

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The topmost part of the casket shell, including the ogee, crown, pie and header.

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Cap panel

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The focal part of the interior which fills the inside of the crown, sometimes bordered by the roll (cove); may be referred to as the panel.

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Cash advance items

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Any items of service or merchandise described to a purchaser as a “cash advance”, “accommodation”,”cash disbursement”,

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Cash discount

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A reduction of the price given for payment of the account within the time limits established by the sales contract.

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Casket display equipment

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Devices used to present caskets in the selection room or visitation area. Distance from the floor to the bottom of the caskets 26” to 30”.

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Casket Liner

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A removable metal unit is placed inside a wooden casket shell to provide protective qualities.

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Casket rack

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A device upon which casket is placed, one on top of the other, for display or storage.

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Casket stand

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The stand or support upon which a casket rests in the selection room.

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Cenotaph

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A monument erected to the memory of the dead, with the dead human body, not present.

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Church truck

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Wheeled collapsible support for the casket used in the funeral home, church, or home

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Coffin

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A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropoidal in shape

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Columbarium

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A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains

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Combination case

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Transfer container consisting of particle board box with a cardboard tray and cover to satisfy air shipping regulations.

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Composition board (partial board, pressed board, fiberboard, hardboard)

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Particles of wood bonded together with waterproof glue; the different types are distinguished by the side and shape of particles of wood used.

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Concrete sectional (sectional)

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A grave liner consisting of six or eight slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket.

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Consecutive method

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Placing the casket for a selection in their order of increasing or decreasing value.

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Consignment

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To give to the agent to be cared for or sold. Example: The funeral director has merchandise to display but does not pay for it until its sold.

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Copper

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A malleable ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color

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Corner

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An optional part of the casket hardware that is attached to the four corners of the body panel

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Corrugated container

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A container used to hold a dead human body which is constructed out of a type of cardboard, which is made with a series of alternate fold and ridges.

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Cove (roll, puffing)

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A component part of the casket interior which lines the rim (ogee) and surrounds the cap panel

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Crepe

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A think crinkled cloth of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool

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Crinkled finish

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An exterior casket finish in which the metal is coated with a substance that wrinkles as it dries; usually used on less expensive caskets

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Crushed interior

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A form of casket interior created by placing the lining material on a metal form, weights added, the material steamed, and then attached to the suitable upholstery (backing) material.

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Direct cremation

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A disposition of human remains by cremation without a formal viewing, visitation, or ceremony with the body present.

50
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Direct lighting

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Illumination directly shining on an object.