16-letter words containing o, v, e, r, l, d
- redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
- reflexive domain — A domain satisfying a recursive domain equation. E.g. D = D -> D.
- released version — release
- revised algol 60 — ALGOL 60 Revised
- revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
- roosevelt island — Formerly Welfare Island, Blackwells Island. an island in the East River, New York City: residential community. 1½ miles (2½ km) long.
- self-deprivation — the act of depriving.
- sensory overload — being overwhelmed by sights, sounds, etc.
- the renosterveld — an area of high altitude in SW South Africa, having fertile ground
- torvill and dean — two British ice dancers, Jayne Torvill, born 1957, and Christopher Dean, born 1958. They won the world championships in 1981–84, the European championships in 1981–82, 1984, and 1994, and the gold medal in the 1984 Olympic Games
- unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- verbal diarrhoea — a tendency to speak at excessive length
- video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.
- videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.
- vinylidene group — the bivalent group C 2 H 2 , derived from ethylene.
- vinylpyrrolidone — Vinylpyrrolidone is a substance used as a binder in pharmaceuticals.