Category: O

The conspicuous entry of a non-occupant into a premises or property, usually with witnesses present.

1. A forward contract that has not been cashed in by an offsetting contract or through the delivery of the asset that is covered. 2. A situation in which a trader could

A credit system in which merchandise may be received based only on the promise of payment.

Overall income, adjusted for depreciation and the amortization of costs and assets.

Legal owner of oil and gas rights, including revenues produced, but also responsible for operating costs.

The time it takes a system to produce an output from the moment it is first requested by a user.

The projected losses that could occur due to a firm’s internal deficiencies, or through the breakdown of its systems.

Exploiting situations for personal gain, without considering others.

Production level resulting in the lowest cost per unit.

The simultaneous buying and selling of multiple options on the same underlying asset.

The practice of increasing net audience by showing a commercial at different times.

To increase or decrease some aspect of a process (e.g. output, efficiency, waste) by a multiple of 10.

Buildings that have wooden joists, stairwells with only limited protection and finishes that limit where a fire can spread.

Agricultural production processes that only use natural sources of nutrients and do not use synthesized chemicals or genetically modified crops.

The extent to which an employee buys into an organization?s goals.

1. To employ a logical system to structure otherwise random or chaotic elements. 2. To operate in an efficient or methodical manner.

Movement of a solvent towards a higher concentration solution from a lower concentration solution. Osmosis occurs through a semipermeable membrane that keeps the two solutions separate, but can be passed by the

Sources of additional funding during a business period, other than depreciation or tax deferral. Sources include lease agreements, retained profits, hire purchases, etc.

Money that the company must pay out (e.g. salaries, supplies, rents, taxes). Hopefully, the total outbound cash flow will be less than inbound cash flow (i.e. money coming into the business).

A market analyst recommendation that means a stock will generate slightly better returns than the market as a whole.