Category: R

A risk that is so great that business will not be able to be carried on after it. The loss will exceed profit and the worth of the business.

The direct relationship that existes between risk and reward. Also called risk/return tradeoff.

A method and standard of measuring the hardness and penetration resistance of a material that is expressed as a number that has been assigned to the depth of penetration to a diamond

Money taken from a qualified plan and placed into a second plan to avoid taxation costs.

An early version of an art work, ad layout, script or story board used to show clients themes to be used awaiting their approval.

Any solid waste that arises from homes, commercial establishments that doesn’t contain any food waste or ashes.

The percentage of income annually from bonds at a set price that ignores any ‘pull’ that is caused by its closeness to its date of redemption.

Deposit a borrower pays to lock in their interest rate for the period while their mortgage application is processed. If interest rates drop, the borrower may choose the lower rate.

This is the procedure used to determine the cost for premiums for a group based on the risk they represent. Factors including age, cost to administer and sex are considered.

The Number of homes, which are exposed to a media schedule multiplied by the number of times they are exposed. The result will indicate the total potential audience exposure in a specific

A real estate agent is an individual licensed to negotiate and transact land and real estate sales for a commission. Most real estate agents work for a broker or realtor.

The number of pieces of paper found in a package. An office ream has 500 sheets of paper while a printer ream has 516 and a traditional ream features 480 pieces.

To acquire or get something. Someone can receive an item such as a letter or a gift or can receive something non-tangible such as a word of encouragement or praise.

This agreement led to General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in 1947. Congress passed act of 1934 that allows the President to create foreign tariff reduction agreements without approval of Congress.

This term refers to the final stage of record management in which a record is either destroyed or is permanently retained in a storage facility.

This term refers to the repetitive or periodic request for an item of inventory.

1. Banking: Penalty charged by the lender f a mortgage is paid off (1) before its maturity date, (2) after its maturity or foreclosure date. 2. Mutual fund: Penalty charged for withdrawals

Atlas, encyclopedia, thesaurus dictionary, directory, handbook, or any other work designed to for use in finding specific items of information, rather than for cover-to-cover reading.

A facility where a semi-finished substance such as oil or metal is refined and turned into a higher grader product through electrolysis or distillation.

This term refers to an area where people live, work and participate in daily activities.