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ORIGINAL BILL

A bill of exchange that has not yet attracted any endorsements.

OUTLINE

1. The shape or boundary of an item or object. 2. A list of the key items in a document or plan, presented in the order they appear in the main document,

OUTSOURCING

The delegation of non-core activities to outside agencies and contractors. Called contracting out, this allows businesses to benefit from specialist skill sets without paying for an in-house team, and it enables companies

OVERLAPPING DEBT

Liability acquired by a local government body in partly or fully financing programs or projects that fall under the jurisdiction of other government bodies.

OVERSHOOTING

Occurs when exchange rates overreact to changes in the short-term and equilibrium is only achieved in the long-term.

OWNER FINANCING

A transaction that involves the current owner of a property part financing its purchase by the buyer.

NOMINAL PRICE

The price of an item which is estimated, and has no correlation to the market price. The sole purpose of the nominal price is to initiate a trade. It is used when

NON COST DATA

Data that contains significant information regarding the items being costed but does not include any information related to cost. Some examples include technical descriptions, schedules, etc

NONCASH ITEM

1. Accounting: A Financial items that does not affect the firm’s cash inflows and outflows while being included in the computation of its income on the basis of accruement 2. Banking: Checks

NONCOOPERATION

Several companies within the same field or industry who are independent but lack cooperation between each other.

NON-DISCRETIONARY

An entity that is not affected by the influence of another individual’s discretion or preferences. For example, a budget or a contract states the non discretionary spending that ought to occur. Also,

NON-FIXED ASSETS

Assets that have no physical attachment to a building. For example, a non attached garage or shed on a property.

NONLINEARITY

1. A feature of economic and social systems that cannot be broken down into smaller parts and reassembled to obtain the initial system. It is characterized by unpredictability, random behaviour and approximation.

NON-RECORD

Documents which do not require to be filled and have no retention value. These can be drafts, memos or a copy for distribution.

NONSAMPLING RISK

The failure to fully examine the available data results in this type of audit risk. It also results from the incompetency on part of the auditor to spot a mistake or a

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