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A property owner that rents or leaves their property vacant. They have not abandoned it. This individual is considered an absentee owner.

1. Human Resource Management: A natural capacity of an individual to complete the task at hand. Refer to the definition of aptitude. 2. Law: The ability to agree and act upon a

This occurs when an employee consistently is absent from work. Seldom does this individual have a valid reason. However, if valid reasons are given the absence does not qualify as such. Attendance

A non-biological element that has an affect on the ecosystem. The opposite of a naturally occurring environmental element.

The costs of manufacturing that are not related to production. They can be taxes, insurance, and building expenses. These costs are linked to a separate account.

An error in the system or theft that can cause significant reduction in a company’s inventory. The loss exceeds the normal allowable level.

1. Accounting: When related accounts are absorbed into each other. Called an absorption account. 2. Economics: Total amount spent by a country on goods and services. Account deficits or surplus occurs when

A large amount of inventory waste that may be caused process inefficiency. Eventually this leads to abnormal loss. Abnormal spoilage is another term for this. The same can be applied to computers.

Refuseal, from one bankruptcy court, to get involved with a matter of another court with jurisdiction

While not an exact term ‘about’ signifies not more or less than 10 percent of the stipulated amount, quantity, or unit price. Refer to the definition of approximately.

A written statement about a complex work that contains only the basic gist. It is usually written by another author. Other terms that might help are abridgment, digest, outline, pr

This occurs when the economy produces goods at a higher rate than normal. The level of normalcy is decided by the gross domestic product or the GDP. This causes the market to

Something that is harder to understand for those with only basic knowledge on the topic.

Risks whose nature is not technically calculatedly. Usually associated with the political climate, market variations, and price fluctuation.

The basic abuse of power that can occur when they become too manipulative with those around them and the trust given to them.

A good or service that is more costly that its competitors.

An index used to derive the value of a mortgages subprime. A credit default to exchange is used to help those with weak credit. It has four series each containing 20 bonds.

the voluntary relinquishment of all rights, title, or claim to property that rightfully belongs to the owner of the property. Stocks, bonds or mutual funds held in a brokerage account where the

1. Accounting: a record used to characterize income and expenses required to run a business that affect the profit, but not the capital, of the given company. 2. Advertising: exposure through the

This individual works and is bound by the laws of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants.