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RESOURCE PLAN

The detailed summary of all resources required to complete a certain project.

RESOURCE RECOVERY

The extraction from the waste stream of useful products such as heat energy from burning waste.

RESPIRATOR

The breathing apparatus that is self-contained and protects against harmful exposure to substances in the air.

RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR

Latin-Let the chief answer. A superior is responsible for any acts of ommission or commission by a person of less responsibility to him.

RESPONDENT SUPERIOR

A doctrine that holds the employer liable for any wrongful acts of any employee in leagl terms.

RESPONSE

1. A reaction to an event or situation aimed at controlling it.2. Behaviour resulting from stimuli. 3. Answers to the plaintiff’s allegations.

RESPONSE DEVICE

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

RESPONSE TIME

1. Computer system. A. Time between command and action. B. CPU processing time. C. Data retrieval time. D. Transmission time of data. 2. Internet. The time it takes a web site server

RESPONSIBILITY CENTER

The body that has control over revenue management, investment funds and expenses that works in an organisation to establish accounting procedures and practices.

RESTATEMENT

1. A statement of any change in financial statements and 2. to announce chanhge of money between exchanges.

RESTITUTION IN KIND

The situation where an offender is made to make good any losses by the return of the same or new goods to the victim intstead of the paying of damages.

RESTOCKING FEE

The amount that is charged by the seller for the acceptance of ay merchandise that is returned for a refund.

RESTORATION

1. The return of equipment to operational state after repairs. 2. A firm returning to full scale operations after a disaster. 3. Re-establishment of flora and fauna to the ecosystem after a

RESTRICTED ACCOUNT

An account where the asset or margin has fallen lower than its minimum requirements. See Margin; Remargining

RESTRICTED FARE

A fare that has been discounted for some reason during set times and with specific conditions met.

RESTRUCTURING

A fundamental and sometimes drastic change that will alter the relationships within a company or with other companies.

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