Dictionary

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orangery Noun a place where oranges are grown
overcompensation Noun excessive compensation
overcompensation Noun (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
offertory Noun the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
offer price Noun (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security
outgo Noun money paid out
outgo Verb be or do something to a greater degree
opportunity cost Noun cost in terms of foregoing alternatives
operating expense Noun the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance)
operating cost Noun the expense of maintaining property, including things such as paying property taxes, utilities and insurance
organization expense Noun 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