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OPEN ENDED LEASE

A lease agreement that may require the lessee to pay the difference between the leased item?s original value and its value upon return.

OPEN PLAN

Derived from the work of American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, and French architect, Le Corbusier, open plan spaces are partitioned with temporary screens and modular furniture, rather than walls and permanent fixtures.

OPEN TICKET

Travel ticket that is valid for a fixed period of time, but that does not specify particular travel times.

OPERATING MARGIN

A margin that doesn?t include depreciation or taxes, calculated by dividing operating income by net sales.

OPTIMAL SOLUTION

The solution that best utilizes available resources to achieve the company?s aims. No amount of tinkering will improve such a solution. Such solutions are difficult to ascertain statistically and are normally generated

OPTIONEE

The recipient of option rights from an optioner.

ORDER INTAKE

Once an order has been processed, the company acquires responsibility for maintaining and discharging the order.

ORGANIZATION AND METHODS (O&M)

Assessment of organizational hierarchy, policies and procedures, and management systems. The aim is to identify organizational inefficiencies, relative to rival organizations, usually within administrative functions.

ORGANIZATIONAL ECONOMICS

Economic theory that deals with transactions within organizations, rather than between organizations. Focuses on decision-making, risk management, organizational structure, employee remuneration, etc.

OUT OF PRINT

A publication of which no copies remain for sale or distribution.

OUTLINE OF COVERAGE

A summary of the benefits and coverage (plus exclusions and premiums) of an insurance policy. This outline is not all-inclusive, and will only contain some of the information from the main policy

OVER CAPITALIZATION

A situation in which a company has generated too much capital. This devalues the company?s assets and earnings become insufficient to pay dividends and interest. This problem is usually solved by buying

OVERDRAFT

1. Loan arrangement that enables individuals or businesses to borrow up to an agreed limit without prior approval. Overdrafts can be paid off at any time and interest is charged on the

OVERLEVERAGED

A company that can no longer manage its expenses, due to excessive costs.

OVERSUBSCRIBED

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) that attracts more demand than the offering size is considered oversubscribed, and will typically trade above the offering price when it hits the stock market.

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