Category: R

The seating arrangement or a discussion where all people are peers.

An observation or formula that has been accepted based on practical knowledge and experience and not a scientific law.

A form of waiter service faster and less expensive than French service . The food is finished off with garnishes etc in the kitchen and brought to the table by one waiter.

The rate of exchange is the monetary value of a determined amount of foreign currency on any given day.

Attempts to explain social phenomenon in terms of how self-interested individuals make choices under the influence of their preferences. All parties try to maximize their advantage, and to minimize their disadvantages.

A reactive strategy occurs only when a management team or a manager is pushed or pressured into taking action to the changes that have taken place in a firm?s development.

Real investment is money that is invested in tangible and productive assets such as machinery and plant, as opposed to investment in securities or other financial instruments.

This term refers to an ordinary person who exercises care while avoiding extremes of boldness and carefulness. This term does not apply the same to each as each age group behaves differently.

A Flaw or Inaccuracy in performance appraisal or job interview, caused by the evaluator or the interviewer’s dependence on the most recent occurrences of the employee or the applicant’s behavior.

Pre-1995 US FDA standards used by food manufacturers in declaring nutritional values of the components foods on the label. Replaced in 1995 by % DV for 10 mandatory and 22 optional food

This term relates to the parts or components of waste materials or damaged items that may still be able to be used .

This term refers to raw or processed material that can be removed from a waste stream, reused, and repurposed into another item.

A Material that brings about reduction or depletion of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen in other substances by being oxidized in a chemical reaction. Also known as reluctant.

This term refers to the concentration of a chemical of which adverse effects on human health knowingly occur. See also acceptable daily intake.

This term refers to the measure of bending a ray of light as it passes from one object or medium to another.

Owner whose name is recorded in a security issuer’s registers as the security’s owner and is entitled to receive dividend or interest and principal payouts. Also called record holder.

A way of allocating a lump-sum or ‘basket’ purchase price to the individual assets acquired based on their respective market values.

An assessment of environmental conditions pertaining to possible contamination of a site. Provided to potential purchasers or lenders for the property.

a type of home loan for which monthly payments stay constant for a term, usually of three to five years, and the interest rate is renegotiated at the end of every such

An arrangement for the presentation of balance sheets where assests are listed from the top of the page followed by liabilities.