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Standing Crop: The amount of living material per unit area or volume; may be expressed as grams of carbon, total dry weight, and so on

Omnidirectional Microphone: A microphone that is able to pick up sound equally from all directions.

Old Crop: Coffee that has been held in warehouses before shipping. Old crop differs from aged or vintage and mature coffees in two ways: First, it has not been held for as long a period, and second, i . . . View Full Definition

Oilseed Crops: Primarily soybeans, sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, peanuts and cottonseed, used for the production of cooking oils, protein meals for livestock, and ind . . . View Full Definition

Outcrop: An exposure of bedrock. Outcrops can be formed naturally or by human action. Stream erosion and highway construction can produce outcrops.

Outstanding: Used in the context of general equities. Stock held by shareholders (verses the company's treasury stock).

Outstanding Shares: The shares of stock that a corporation has issued and not reacquired are described as its outstanding shares. Some but not all of these shares are available for trading in the marketplace. A . . . View Full Definition

Outstanding Share Capital: Issued share capital less the par value of shares that are held as the company's treasury stock.

Normal Crop Acreage: The acreage on a farm normally devoted to a group of designated crops. When a set-aside program is in effect, a participating farm’s total planted acreage of such designated crops plus set-a . . . View Full Definition

Non-Program Crops: Any agricultural commodity not covered by federal commodity programs. Program crops are wheat, corn, barley, grain sorghum, oats, upland cotton, and rice.