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SMALL GROUP POOLING

A process that is used by small businesses where they group together into a large pool to receive a rate that is more accurate.

SNOB EFFECT

The demand for an item in a higher market that inversely varies with the demand in a lower income market.

SOCIAL GOOD

An action that will result in a benefit being available to the general public.

SOCIAL SECURITY

A program that has been mandated by the Social Security Act in 1935 that provides for the elderly, disabled and provides health insurance to certainmembers of a community.

SOFT ASSET

An asset such a human resources, brans name and knowledge that is not shown on a financial statement. A hard asset is cash, land or equipment.

SOFTWARE CODER

The person who writes the programs for computer software in a language the computer can read.

SOLID COLOR

A term used in the printing industry for a block of colour that shows no halftones or shades.

SOUND MIND

Having the ability to think, understand and reason for oneself. Adults are generally considered to be of sound mind until circumstances change.

SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE

A guarantee by the government that all obligations will be satisfied when and if the primary obliger goes into default.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

The provisions in a contract that are specific to a project that is under consideration and don’t fall under any other general or supplementary conditions.

SPECIAL SITUATION

A situation that arises that will require a company to sell of some of its shares.

RATE AND TERM REFINANCE

To renegotiate the rate or term of a mortgage without changing the amount of said mortgage. This is a common way for borrowers to lock in a lower interest rate.

RATE STRUCTURE

The rate structure is a set of causes that a utility firm uses to compute the consumers charges. Water bills and telephone bills can be straightforward while electric bills are complex.

RATIONING FUNCTION OF PRICE

Rationing function of price features raising the price higher so that less of the consumable will be purchased and used by the consumers and more will be conserved or rationed.

READING GRADE LEVEL (RGL)

Number assigned to the level of how complex reading material is. It equals a level of schooling. For instance, level of seven means the reading material is suited for a student in

REALISM

1. Practical orientation that relies on the facts and takes into consideration things as they are, not on what they might be. 2. Philosophical concept that theoretical entities such as numbers and

RECALL

1. Remembrance of what has been heard, seen. Also, see: recall test. 2. Removal of a contaminated or defective good by its manufacturer , either voluntarily or when forced by a watchdog

RECESSIONARY GAP

Essential piece of macroeconomics that accounts for the gap between the short run equilibrium level and full employment real production. A recessionary gap is associated with a business cycle contraction.

RECONFIRMATION

A requirement where a passenger must confirm at least 72 hours before the flight that they will be on the plane. Otherwise, the airline has the right to assign the seat.

RECRUITMENT

The process of identifying and hiring the most qualified candidate either from within or outside of an company for a job vacancy in a most timely and cost effective way.

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