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Category: V

VIRTUOUS CIRCLE

Advantageous situation that self propagates. Successful solutions lead to more success and more etc. See vicious circle.

VITAL RECORD

Document, record or file in any format with information essential, necessary to create and organize operations and survival of an organization.

VOLENTI NON FIT INJURIA

Legal principle where one voluntarily and knowingly consents to take risks such as in dangerous sports.

VOYAGE CHARTER

Vessel of transport used for a number of trips (voyages). Also known as spot charter. See time charter.

VALUATION METHOD

use by an adjuster to determine loss occurrence and putting a monetary value to a claim.

VALUE OF INFORMATION

Maximum price to pay for knowing an uncertainty’s value before a course of action is decided.

VALVE

Electromechanical or mechanical device that controls the flow of liquid, gas, slurry, dry loose material. 3 maintypes.1. Isolation, 2. Switching, 3, Control.

VAULT

A safe and secure area in financial institutions for storing money and valuables.

VICIOUS CIRCLE

Disadvantageous situation that is self propagating and leads from one thing to another and back again. See virtuoso circle.

VIRUS

1. A parasitic and infectious microorganism smaller than a bacterium. Incapable of independent metabolic activity. Needs to invade a living organism to derive energy to survive. 2. See computer virus.

VITIATING FACTOR

Provision, clause or term impairing a contract or making it void or voidable.

VOLT (V)

Metric unit of electrical potential. Equal to the steady flow of one amp current against one ohm of resistance

VOYAGE POLICY

Marine policy of insurance covering one trip and only the cargo on the trip.

VALUE ADDED

1. Accounting. Alternate term for Gross income. 2. Economics. Difference of sales revenue and costs to produce. See economic value. 3. Marketing. Creating an advantage over the competition by adding more products

VALUE BILLING

Charges for a service not based on time taken but on the price of the service.

VANDALISM

Mindless and malicious harm and injury to another’s property.

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