the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership
overcharge
Noun
a price that is too high
overcharge
Verb
place too much a load on
overcharge
Verb
charge more than the value of something
ordinary annuity
Noun
an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the end of equally spaced periods
operating capital
Noun
capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements
operating statement
Noun
a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
octroi
Noun
a tax on various goods brought into a town
ordinary life insurance
Noun
insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured
ordinary shares
Noun
stock other than preferred stock
origination fee
Noun
a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan
overdraft credit
Noun
credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts
old-age pension
Noun
a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
open-end credit
Noun
a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time
order of payment
Noun
a document ordering the payment of money
overdraft
Noun
a draft in excess of the credit balance
over the counter security
Noun
a security traded in the over-the-counter market
over the counter stock
Noun
stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange
off-line operation
Noun
a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
operating budget
Noun
a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements
offsetting balance
Noun
a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan
organic evolution
Noun
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
ontogeny
Noun
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
ontogenesis
Noun
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
obsolescence
Noun
the process of becoming obsolete
oligomenorrhea
Noun
abnormally light or infrequent menstruation
oliguria
Noun
production of an abnormally small amount of urine
oliguria
Noun
abnormally small production of urine
oogenesis
Noun
development of ova
opacification
Noun
the process of becoming cloudy or opaque
open-hearth process
Noun
a process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace
opsonization
Noun
process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
opsonisation
Noun
process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
organic process
Noun
a process occurring in living organisms
organification
Noun
the process of organ formation
orogeny
Noun
the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)
osmosis
Noun
(biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
osteolysis
Noun
lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply
overactivity
Noun
excessive activity
overflow incontinence
Noun
urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine
overheating
Noun
excessive heating
ovulation
Noun
the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)
oxidation
Noun
the process of oxidizing
oxidization
Noun
the process of oxidizing
oxidisation
Noun
the process of oxidizing
oxidation-reduction
Noun
a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
oxidoreduction
Noun
a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
oxidative phosphorylation
Noun
an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP
oxygenation
Noun
the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen
ore processing
Noun
crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques