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O

O the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet derives its form value and name from the Greek O through

b.f.o.q.

b.f.o.q. Short for the phrase "bona fide occupational qualification," in the employment discrimination context a B.F.O.Q. may absolve an employer from liability for discrimination when there

P.O.D. account

P.O.D. account [Payable On Death] : an account payable on request to an original party or upon the party's death to one

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I.O.U

I.O.U., a written acknowledgement of a debt, so called because it commences with those letters, which custom has substituted for the words I

O. Ni

O. Ni. It was the course of the Exchequer, as soon as a sheriff or escheat or entered into

F.O.B.

F.O.B. free on board

judgment n.o.v.

judgment n.o.v. [Medieval Latin non obstante veredicto] judgment notwithstanding the verdict

r.o.r.

r.o.r. released on recognizance

F.O.B

F.O.B., free on board, a term frequently inserted in contracts for the sale of goods to be conveyed by ship, meaning

F.O.W

F.O.W., these letters used in a charter-party mean 'first open water,' that is, immediately after the ice breaks up sufficiently to allow of safe navigation.

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