Category: R

Any property that has been taken by the government. It may be real estate, equipment, vehicles or machinery.

1. The ability of a material to return to its size and shape after deformation. 2. The ability of a piece of machinery or a system to absorb impact of a component

Any form or document that is completed and returned for the purpose of making a donation.

Banking services such as savings accounts, credit cards, loans that are provided for individuals. See Consumer banking. See coprorate banking and wholesale bankinh.

If a commission is paid on a full policy and the policy is cancelled early, a part of the commission needs to be returned.

A benefit that is offered to credit card holders that will allow them to get credit for a returned item even if the seller does not take returns.

An auction where more than one seller is selling items and are competing for a price that is acceptable to the buyer.

An assets estimated value at the end of the holding period when it is sold.

The quantitative measure of an earthquake that is indicative of the energy released at a point 100 miles from its epicentre. It is a logarithmic scale.

1. Identifying, evaluating and estimating risk levels and comparing them to benchmarks and standards to determine an acceptable risk level.2. Food industry. WHO/FAO have identified hazard identification and characterisation, assessment of exposure

A single specific occurence that affects a plan or decision in a negative manner.

An account that is established by insurers to hold funds that will be jointly available in times of loss due to natural disasters.

The rate of return that is optimum for an investment without incurring any risk where the investor receives the principal and a small return over a time period.

A person who others aspire to be like, may be a person alive or dead, someone you know or don’t know but would like to be the same as.

The rate for accommodation that includes a night’s accommodation and all meals.

The way of expressing a quantity to its nearest whole number , or multiple of 10 by slightly increasing and reducing quantities.

The predominance that is absolute of an ordinary law over every citizen regardless of that citizens power.

An equity that is weighted by market capitalisation that is published by the Frank Russell Company. Various indexes have been established such as the Russell 3000 index that measures the top 3000

The rate in which the value of a capital asset drops due to certain variables such as the wear and tear, physical deterioration or the technological obsolescence of the asset.

1. Behavior guided by reasoning and not by emotions. 2. A Thinking process that uses logical, systematic methods in drawing a conclusion. 3. A person who can draw logical conclusions.