override

views updated Jun 11 2018

o·ver·ride • v. / ˌōvərˈrīd/ (past -rode; past part. -rid·den) [tr.] 1. use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.): the legislature's insistence on overriding his budget vetoes. ∎  interrupt the action of (an automatic device), typically in order to take manual control: you can override the cutout by releasing the switch. ∎  be more important than: this commitment should override all other considerations.2. technical extend over; overlap: the external rendering should not override the vapor barrier.3. travel or move over (a place or thing): part of the deposit was overridden and covered by the advancing ice.• n. / ˈōvərˌrīd/ 1. a device for suspending an automatic function on a machine. ∎  the action or process of suspending an automatic function.2. an excess or increase on a budget, salary, or cost. ∎  a commission paid to a manager on sales made by a subordinate or representative.3. a cancellation of a decision by exertion of authority or winning of votes: the House vote in favor of the bill was ten votes short of the requisite majority for an override.

Override

views updated Jun 08 2018

OVERRIDE

An arrangement whereby commissions are made by sales managers based upon the sales made by their subordinate sales representatives. A term found in an agreement between a real estate agent and a property owner whereby the agent keeps the right to receive a commission for the sale of the property for a reasonable time after the agreement expires if the sale is made to a purchaser with whom the agent negotiated prior to the expiration of the agreement.