Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• APPORTION - to divide and share out according to a plan.
  
  
• APPORTIONMENT - Also known as adjustment. The division of responsibility for certain costs between the ...
  
  
• APPORTIONMENT CLAUSE - A clause in a policy of insurance. Allows the payment of compensation for a loss...
  
  
• APPRAISAL - This is an estimate of the current value of the property for the lender (the 'subject prope...
  
  
• APPRAISAL AMOUNT OR APPRAISED VALUE - The fair market value of a home determined by an independent appr...
  
  
• APPRAISAL FEE - A fee charged by a licensed, certified appraiser to render an opinion of market value a...
  
  
• APPRAISAL PRINCIPLES - Elements to be considered by an appraiser in appraising the value of a property,...
  
  
• APPRAISAL PROCESS - A standardized approach to appraising a property, to allow for accuracy and consist...
  
  
• APPRAISAL RATIO - The signal-to-noise ratio of an analyst's forecasts. The ratio of alpha to residual s...
  
  
• APPRAISAL REPORT - Documentation to support an appraisal of a property. Varies in length but sets out e...