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Diopter Adjustment: Adapts the viewfinder to your vision so you see the subject in sharp focus.

Market Adjustment-Trading Securities Account: An account used to track the difference between the historical cost and the market value of a company's portfolio of trading securities.

Make Allowance (Or Milk Manufacturing Marketing Adjustment): The margin between the government support price for milk and the CCC’s purchase price for butter, nonfat dry milk, and cheese. This margin is administratively set to cover the costs of 'maki . . . View Full Definition

Pay Adjustment: Any change made to the pay rate of an employee, such as an increase or decrease to the rate of pay.

Diopter: Unit used to express the power of a lens. It is the reciprocal of the focal length expressed in meters.

Prior-Period Adjustments: Adjustments made directly to Retained Earnings in order to correct errors in the financial statements of prior periods.

Workers Adjustment And Retraining Notification Act (WARN) Of 1988: WARN requires employers (with 100 or more employees) that are planning a plant closing or a mass layoff to give affected employees at least 60 days' notice of such an employment action. Whil . . . View Full Definition

Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act Of 1974 (VERA): Federal law requiring federal contractors or subcontractors with contracts of $10,000 or more to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment disabled veterans or those who se . . . View Full Definition

Trade Adjustment Assistance: Assistance provided by the Departments of Labor and Commerce to workers and firms that are adversely affected by increased imports. The Labor Department administers a program offering certif . . . View Full Definition

Risk-Adjustment: The statistical adjustment of outcomes measures to account for risk factors that are independent of the quality of care provided and beyond the control of the plan or provider, such as the p . . . View Full Definition