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RENEGOTIABLE RATE LOAN

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

RENT CONTROL

Rent control refers to laws or ordinances that set price controls on the renting of residential housing. It functions as a price ceiling.

REPAYMENT PLAN

Plan setup and agreed upon between a borrower and creditor that outlines how the money will be paid back. The repayment plan clearly indicates the original loan amount, how much goes to

REPORTING FORM

A form used by the insured to send updates on stock value, home improvements and furniture to the insurer.

REPEAL

To revoke or rescind, especially by an official or formal act. 2. Obsolete To summon back or recall, especially from exile.

REPOSITIONING

The changing of a brands status or position among the competing brands. See positioning.

RENATIONALIZATION

Renationalization can be a risk investors see when investing in a foreign industry of a developing country. Developing countries might begin to privatize industries and assets previously under national control and allow

REPEATER

1) In digital communication systems, a repeater is a device that receives a digital signal on an electromagnetic or optical transmission medium and regenerates the signal along the next leg of the

REPORT FORMAT

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

REPOSITORY

An indefinite storage for items where the item is not likely to be taken from.

REQUISITIONED PROPERTY

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

REPO

A contract in which the seller of securities, such as Treasury Bills, agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price. also called repurchase agreement or buyback. Or we can

RENTAL PROPERTY

A type of property that derives more than 80% of its revenue from dwelling units. Residential rental property uses the 27.5 year modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) schedule for depreciation.

REPROCESSING

Treating material retrieved from the waste stream to make new products.

REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN

Any product known to have a hazardous effect on the organs of reproduction that leads to birth defects or sterility.

REMOTE ENVIRONMENT

A collection of properties that describes a region on the mainframe. In the case of diagnostic tools such as Capture and Playback, an RE describes a simulated region.

REPRINT

The new impression of an item that has already been printed or published. The same ISBN number will apply.

REMOVAL

the act of removing or state of being removed

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