In English criminal law . An idle and disorderly person; a trickster; a wandering beggar; a vagrant or vagabond. 4 Bl. Comm. 109.
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ROLE
The expected behaviour that is associated with a position or the status within a organisation or group. See Roles.
ROLE AMBIGUITY
In Human Resource Management where the position is poorly presented and there is a lack of clear understanding .
ROLE CONFLICT
The lack of compatibility between expectations of a position or job.
ROLE D’EQUIPAGE
In French mercantile law . The list of a ship’s crew; a muster roll.
ROLE MODEL
A person who others aspire to be like, may be aperson alive or dead, someone you know or don’t know but would like to be the same as.
ROLE OVERLOAD
The lack of reasonableness or balance in the extent of expectations from the job or person doing the job.
ROLE PLAYER
A person who has been assigned specific functions or taskin a program, process or project.
ROLE PLAYING
The art of acting out a role other than our own in a training situation.
ROLES
A position or job that has certain expectations that go with them.
ROLL
A schedule of parchment which may be turned up with the hand in the form of a pipe or tube. Jacob. A schedule or sheet of parchment on which legal […]
ROLL DOWN
The closing of an option to obtain a lower strike price . Refer to roll forward and roll up.
ROLL FORWARD
The closing of an option to obtain a longer maturity term. Refer to roll down and roll up.
ROLL UP
The closing of an option to obtain a higher strike price . Refer to roll down and roll forward .
ROLL UP COSTS
The effect a wage rise has on benefits that are calculated as a percentage of the wage.
ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO-RO)
A ship loading method that does not need cranes to lift cargo on. Cargo is driven onto the ship. See LiftOn.
ROLLBACK
1. General. The dismantling of current policies and methods to make way for a new or altered approach.2. GATT.The r emoving of all restrictions to trade that are no longer […]
ROLLER COASTER
When a variable rate of interest is exchanged for a fixed rate of interest to accommodate flexibility between two terms experiencing different financial needs. Refer to variable principal swap .
ROLLING
A process in shaping metal ingots where it is passed between two rollers to get a set shape and thickness.
ROLLING AVERAGE INVENTORY
The average value or count of an inventory based on the same period, usually the previous year.
ROLLING BUDGET
The way in which a budget is set at the start of an accounting period is able to be amended reflecting any variances that arise.
ROLLING DOWN THE CURVE
Gaining capital by purchasing and holding longterm bonds in the event of declining yields. AKA riding the curve.
ROLLING HEDGE
A risk reducing strategy that involves closing out nearby or next nearby derivative contracts and then repurchasing to push out the maturity date . AKA stack and roll. Refer to […]
ROLLING STOCK
The portable or movable apparatus and machinery of a railroad, particularly such as moves on the road, viz., engines, cars, tenders, coaches, and trucks. Seo Benrdsley v. Ontario Bank, 31 […]
ROLLOUT
The formal launch of a productor service using media and following a campaign of promotional material.