An insurance policy with a premium that is based on the previous year
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RETRY A CASE
This means to try a case again after a mistrial or a hung jury fails to give a verdict.
RETTE
L. Fr. An accusation or charge. St. Westm. 1, c. 2.
RETURN
The act of a sheriff, constable, or other ministerial officer , in delivering back to tbe court a writ, notice, or other paper, which he was required to serve or […]
RETURN COMMISSION
If a commission is paid on a full policy and the policy is cancelled early, a part of the commission needs to be returned.
RETURN DAY
the day that a defendant must appear in court due to a course order or writ.
RETURN MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION (RMA)
An authorisation number provided when a customer returns an item for a refund.
RETURN NULLA BONA
the report of a court officer that states he has searched for a particular property to be taxes and he can’t find it.
RETURN OF CAPITAL
An inflow of cash from sale of capital assets , depreciation or savings on tax that is not related to other eatained or accumulated earnings.
RETURN OF CASH VALUE
The provision in an insurance policy that states if the insured dies between certain dates, the policy a face value and the cash value on the date of the death […]
RETURN OF INDICTMENT
term that is used for the bringing of an indictment or a charge before a judge in court.
RETURN OF PREMIUM
A benefit equal to the amount of premiums paid, minus claim amounts, will be paid during a set period of time if claims don’t exceed a set percentage of premiums […]
RETURN OF PROCESS
a written report of an officer of the court that details his activities in serving a process.
RETURN ON ADVERTISING SPEND (ROAS)
Any profit that an advertiser makes that is based on spent for promotion.
RETURN ON ASSETS (ROA)
The ratio between the net income and average total assets measured during an identified period of time.
RETURN ON ASSETS MANAGED (ROAM)
A ratio that measures the investment profitability in relation to the assets that are being managed.
RETURN ON AVERAGE ASSETS
A ratio that measures the profitability of financial institutions against its toatl assets.
RETURN ON CAPITAL (ROC)
A ratio that measures a firm profitability .
RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED (ROCE)
The measurement of any capital investments made with regard to their profitability and overall efficiency.
RETURN ON COMMON EQUITY
A strategy regarding the return on equity of securities that show the effect the common shares have on a company’s profitability .
RETURN ON EQUITY (ROE)
The total, unadjusted return generated for shareholders by a firm during an identified period of time. Refer to risk adjusted return on capital.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)
A formula used to determine profit made by an investment or to compare several investments to determine which ones generate the most capital.
RETURN ON NET ASSETS (RONA)
The amount of income generated by a company during the year.
RETURN ON NET WORTH
The ratio between a tax payer’s income o the overall net worth of the tax payer.
RETURN ON SALES (ROS)
A ratio that measures a firms operating performance compared to sales revenue .