Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): Recommended dietary allowance. The amount of a nutrient necessary to prevent deficiency symptoms (USA old definition). The dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrients requirements of nearly all the people in the group (USA new definition).

 

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Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): Recommended dietary allowance. The amount of a nutrient necessary to prevent deficiency symptoms (USA old definition). The dietary intake level that is sufficient to meet the nutrients requi . . . View Full Definition

Purchase Returns And Allowances: A contra-purchase account used for recording the return of, or allowances for, previously purchased merchandise.

Personal Allowance: Tax allowances are concessions by the Inland Revenue which can be used to reduce a person's Taxable Income. The main allowance for taxpayers is the 'personal allowance'; which is an amount o . . . View Full Definition

Mileage Allowance: Number of miles a rented car is driven beyond the mileage allowance.

Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA): Recommended portion of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals that should be included in the daily diet. It helps to maintain health and prevent disease.

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

Recommended Dietary Intake (RDI): Recommended dietary intake. The amount of a nutrient necessary to prevent deficiency symptoms (Australia) or Reference daily intakes, a new term used to refer to the US RDAs (see US RDA).

Recommended Dietary Allowances (Rdas): Levels of essential nutrients that, on the basis of scientific knowledge, are judged by the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB of the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Sciences), t . . . View Full Definition

Sales Returns And Allowances: A contra-revenue account in which the return of, or allowance for, reduction in the price of merchandise previously sold is recorded.

Limited Mileage Allowance: The number of miles included in the car rental rate before additional per mile charges are accessed.