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OVERHEAD RATE

Calculated by dividing overhead costs over a given period by production activity.

OVERRIDING COMMISSION

This commission is paid to a primary agent for sales made by subagents in his or her territory. It may also refer to the amount owed to the owners of an acquired

OVERWEIGHT

A portfolio’s investments are overweight when the percentage amount invested in a particular market is greater than the market’s proportional share of total capitalization. Opposite of UNDERWEIGHT.

NOMINAL NATIONAL INCOME

The gross income of the population within a country expressed in the national currency. It does not factor in the reduction in purchasing power due to inflation or outstanding debt

NOMINEE DIRECTOR

An individual who is given the role of a non executive director on the firm’s board of directors, in place of another person, investor or financial institution. It also refers to a

NONADMITTED ASSETS

Disqualified assets such as furniture or fixtures, that cannot be listed on insurance statements due to a failure to meet state requirement

NONCASH EXPENSE

Non cash expenses such as depreciation where cash is not physically involved

NON-CONTRIBUTORY PENSION PLAN

Fringe benefits to the employee wherein he is not required to contribute and all related retirement plan costs are borne by the government and/or employer.

NON-DISABLING INJURY RIDER

The non coverage of disability of the rider by income policies. However, it grants for the payment of medical costs that arise due to a less severe injury that does not results

NON-EXPENSE CASH DISBURSEMENT

A legal accounting practice that does not show an expense of cash on the income statement. For example, due to the depreciation costs involved with machinery, the prinicipal cost on a piece

NON-LIABILITY

A non-liability becomes a liability only when it becomes payable. For example, the contraction of a previously non-liable loan principle makes it a liability, but the loan interest is granted the status

NONOWNED AUTO

A rented, borrowed or leased vehicle that is used primarily for business.

NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN

A retirement plan that does not meet the IRS requirement for tax treatments, and as such they do are not considered to be a qualified retirement plan.

NON-VERBAL CUE

Elements such as body language and tone that communicate perceptual information in a social exchange.

NOT HELD ORDER

The best possible buyor sell order for securities wherin the broker is not held liable due to a failure to obtain the best possible price. The order is used as a substitute

NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING

Accounting that conforms to the NFP cost accounting standards and is applicable to nonprofit institutions such as hospitals, schools and federal as well as nonfederal contractors.

NOTIFY ADDRESS

The address of the cosignee who is to be notified of the shipment’s arrival.

NUMERICAL RATING

The determination of the policy rate for the insured who falls below standards. A value of 100 is assigned to an insured who meets standards stated on the policy. Depending on impairments

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (OOP)

a programming ideology that views programs as a combination of objects, which are capable of exchanging information between one another, and can be easily combined to form modules or blocks. An object

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