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revenue tariff |
Noun
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a tariff imposed to raise revenue |
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renewable resource |
Noun
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any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time |
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reinsurance |
Noun
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sharing the risk by insurance companies |
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rate of interest |
Noun
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the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
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recognizance |
Noun
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(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law |
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recognisance |
Noun
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(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law |
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riches |
Noun
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an abundance of material possessions and resources |
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reserve account |
Noun
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funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments |
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reserve fund |
Noun
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funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments |
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revolving fund |
Noun
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a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly |
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retirement pension |
Noun
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a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work |
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retirement check |
Noun
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a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work |
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retirement fund |
Noun
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a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work |
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resulting trust |
Noun
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a trust created by a court when it is judged that it was the intention of the parties to create a trust |
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revolving credit |
Noun
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a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time |
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revolving charge account |
Noun
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a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance |
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redraft |
Noun
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a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again |
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real estate loan |
Noun
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a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage |
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reacquired stock |
Noun
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stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale |
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ready cash |
Noun
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money in the form of paper currency that is easily available |
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ready money |
Noun
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money in the form of cash that is readily available |
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recuperation |
Noun
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gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
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remote-access data processing |
Noun
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data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities |
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radioactive decay |
Noun
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the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation |
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rotting |
Noun
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(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action |
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reverse osmosis |
Noun
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(chemistry) a method of producing pure water |
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rising prices |
Noun
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a general and progressive increase in prices |
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ripening |
Noun
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coming to full development |
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ripening |
Noun
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acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time |
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reduction division |
Noun
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(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms |
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redox |
Noun
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a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction |
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reabsorption |
Noun
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the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation |
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ream |
Noun
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a quantity of paper |
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ream |
Noun
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a large quantity of written matter |
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ream |
Verb
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enlarge with a reamer |
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ream |
Verb
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remove by making a hole or by boring |
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ream |
Verb
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squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer |
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reuptake |
Noun
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a process of using up or consuming again |
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re-uptake |
Noun
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a process of using up or consuming again |
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reversible process |
Noun
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any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed |
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rigor mortis |
Noun
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muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and lasts for about 4 days |
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rigor mortis |
Noun
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temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death |
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rooting |
Noun
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the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow |
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rusting |
Noun
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the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water |
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reflection factor |
Noun
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the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface |
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reflectance |
Noun
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the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface |
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rigidifying |
Noun
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the process of becoming stiff or rigid |
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rigidification |
Noun
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the process of becoming stiff or rigid |
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relative quantity |
Noun
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a quantity relative to some purpose |
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radiant heating |
Noun
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heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters |