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8(a) firm
8(a) firm [ áyt áy furm ] (plural 8(a) firms)


noun 
Definition:
 
US firm with special status: a company that is given preferential treatment by the United States government because it is owned by socially and economically disadvantaged people
[< Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act]
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