CONTRACT ALLOWANCE Definition

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CONTRACT ALLOWANCE is the limit set within an agreement as to what is the maximum allowed of any given item covered under contract, e.g., home construction with a builder may have allowances or "limits" set in your contract that tell you how much the price of your house "allows" for things such as floor coverings, countertops, and cabinets.

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LONG-TERM RECEIVABLE, in accounting, is any receivable that is scheduled or projected for receipt in greater than a 12-month period, e.g. notes receivable or a receivable in litigation.

 CMO RESIDUAL is the residual is the cash flow remaining on each payment date after all payments on the CMO tranches have been made. The primary source of the residual is cash generated by the collateral that is greater than the payments due on the CMO tranches.

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