A liberty or privilege in the ancient common law, whereby a lord was enabled to call any man dwelling in his manor, and taken for felony in another place out […]
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OUTFIT
1. An allowance made by the United States government to one of its dip- lomatic representatives going abroad, for the expense of his equipment 2. This term, in its original […]
OUTFLOWS
Transferring money from one account to another, to pay for products or services.
OUTGO
Operating costs that exceed income generation.
OUTHEST, OP OUTHOM
A calling men out to the army by sound of horn. Jacob.
OUTHOUSE
Any house necessary for the purposes of life, in which the owner does not make his constant or principal residence, is an outhouse. State v. O’Brien, 2 Root (Conn.) 516. […]
OUTKOPER
A person to whom the business of selling by auction was confined by statute. 2 H. Bl. 557.
OUTLAND
The Saxon thanes divided their hereditary lands into inland, such as lay nearest their dwelling, which they kept to their owu use, and outland, which lay be- yond the demesnes, […]
OUTLAW
In English law . One who is put out of the protection or aid of the law.
OUTLAWED,
when applied to a promissory note , means barred by the statute of lim- itations. Drew v. Drew, 37 Me. 389.
OUTLAWRY
In English law . A process by which a defendant or person in contempt on a civil or criminal process was declared an outlaw. If for treason or felony, it […]
OUTLAY
1. Accounting: The sum of all costs that are incurred during the acquisition of an asset or property. Includes taxes, the retail price and additional charges for installation and delivery. […]
OUTLIER
1. A statistical data point that lies outside of normal distribution . 2. A person who lives or works far from major conurbations.
OUTLINE
1. The shape or boundary of an item or object. 2. A list of the key items in a document or plan, presented in the order they appear in the […]
OUTLINE FONT
A font that is based upon the mathematical formula for each character, that can be scaled to any size and makes use of a display or printing devices full potential.
OUTLINE OF COVERAGE
A summary of the benefits and coverage (plus exclusions and premiums) of an insurance policy . This outline is not all-inclusive, and will only contain some of the information from […]
OUTLINE SPECIFICATIONS
An initial set of specifications, upon which more detailed specifications are based later in the design process.
OUTLOT
In early American land law, (particularly in Missouri,) a lot or parcel of land lying outside the corporate limits of a town or village but subject to its municipal jurisdiction […]
OUTPARTERS
Stealers of cattle. Cowell.
OUTPATIENT
A patient who does not reside in a hospital, but who travels to hospital to receive treatment.
OUTPERFORM
A market analyst recommendation that means a stock will generate slightly better returns than the market as a whole.
OUTPERFORMANCE OPTION
When a buyer is paid off based on how much better the market does than the strike price .
OUTPLACEMENT
The means by which a company helps recently laid off employees find alternative employment. Typically involves the commission of an outside agency, paid for by the company doing the laying […]
OUTPLANT
Facility that is far from the main plant.
OUTPUT
1. Products, services, work or energy that is produced by a company, machine or individual in a given period. 2. Computing: Information suitable for transmission from a computer to external […]