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Cooperating Broker Fee Agreement: An agreement between brokers specifying the commission split should the cooperating broker sell a property listed by the listing broker.

Negative Feedback: The dynamic comparison of a fraction of the output signal to the input signal at the input to an amplifier in such a way that the amplifier regulates it's output signal for maximal conformit . . . View Full Definition

Natural Coffee: Coffee processed by removing the husk or fruit after the coffee fruit has been dried. When only ripe fruit is utilized and the drying is done carefully dry-processed coffee can be complex, f . . . View Full Definition

Negative Feedback Control: Occurs when information produced by the feedback reverses the direction of the response; regulates the secretion of most hormones.

Negative Feedback Loop: A biochemical pathway where the products of the reaction inhibit production of the enzyme that controlled their formation.

Nondisclosure Agreement: A contract restricting an employee from disclosing confidential or proprietary information.

Noncompete Agreement: A contract restricting an employee from obtaining employment with a competitor within a specified industry, distance and/or time frame.

New Orleans Coffee: Traditionally, dark-roast coffee blended with up to forty percent roasted and ground chicory root. Most New Orleans blends sold in specialty stores today contain no chicory, however. They ar . . . View Full Definition

National Association Of Independent Fee Appraisers (NAIFA): A professional association of appraisers with more than 2,000 members nationally. NAIFA offers the specialty designations IFA (member), IFAS (senior member) and IFAC (appraiser-counselor).

Multilateral Agreement: A trade agreement involving three or more countries (as with the World Trade Organization) in contrast to a bilateral agreement (as with the US-Canada Free Trade agreement) involving only tw . . . View Full Definition