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ORIGINATION FEE

This charge is imposed by a lender on a borrower to cover costs incurred during the mortgage application.

OUTPLACEMENT

The means by which a company helps recently laid off employees find alternative employment. Typically involves the commission of an outside agency, paid for by the company doing the laying off.

OVERHEAD

1. A resource that is used up during a process, that is not part of the finished product. 2. Accounting: An expenditure or cost that (1) is related to either a specific

OVERNIGHT RATE

These are the interest rates charged by one bank to another for providing funds overnight.

OVERTIME

Hours that are worked in addition to an employee?s usual working hours (depending on company rules, contracts, union agreements and the law).

NOMINAL YIELD

The income that is derived from a security.It is stated as a percentage of its purchase price.

NONACCEPTANCE

Rejection by a drawee due to a failure to honor the instrument of negotiation (a bill of exchange)

NONBUSINESS INCOME

Income that is received from passive sources such as the appreciation of a real estate property and as such they fall under the tax related category of income.

NONCONFORMANCE

Also referred to as defect, it occurs when specific requirements are not fulfilled

NONDELIVERY

The failure to deliver goods or legal instruments in compliance with the law or custom

NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES

Workers who are not exempt from a rule or policy. With respect to wage and hour laws, employees who are nonexempt are to follow workplace regulations and are eligible for overtime pay

NON-INTEREST INCOME

Monetary gain for financial institutions through charges on investment transactions.

NON-OPERATING EXPENSE

Activities such as the insurance and maintenance of assets that are not directly involved in the operation of the business, but result in an additional expense for the firm.

NONRENEWAL

Refuseal by the insurer or the insured to renew the coverage on an insurance plan. Usually done on the policy’s expiration date or its anniversary.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

The North Atlantic treaty of 1949 led to the formation of this military alliance between the 26 member countries with the intention of combating the spread of communism. It now makes a

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