• DBW: Developer Bonus Week
  
  
• EOY: "Every Other Year"
  
  
• Floating Week:  Owner requests a desired date from the time share resort every year subject to availability at the time of request.
  
  
• FK: "Full Kitchen"
  
  
• FROR: "First Right of Refusal". Used by some resorts to control resale values.
  
  
• GC: "Gold Crown". An RCI designation of their highest quality resort.
  
  
• HGA points: Marriott Honored Guest Award points.
  
  
• II: "Interval International", an exchange company.
  
  
• Interval: One time share week.
  
  
• LH: "Lease hold". Time share is deeded property on leased land.
  
  
• Lockout: If allowed, a time share unit can be subdivided and used as two smaller units for the purposes of use or exchange. e.g.: a three bedroom unit might be split and deposited as one 2Br unit and one 1Br unit giving the owner two weeks for use or exchange.
  
  
• Lurker: Non participating visitor to BBS sites.
  
  
• OBO: "Or Best Offer".
  
  
• MF: Maintenance Fee
  
  
• Rack rate: Non discounted hotel room rate.
  
  
• RCI: "Resorts Condominium International", an exchange company.
  
  
• RID: "Resort of International Distinction". An RCI designation of their second highest quality resort.
  
  
• Right of Recision: Time period after sale in which the buyer can cancel the sale.
  
  
• RTU: "Right To Use". Time share ownership has an expiration date.
  
  
• SFX: "San Francisco Exchange" , an exchange company.
  
  
• Trade Power: A measure of desirability of a time share week for use in exchanging. Based on location, time of year and resort quality.
  
  
• TUG: "Time share Users Group"
  
  
• T/S:        Time share or ownership interval.
  
  
• VEP score: "Vacation Exchange Profile". An RCI resort rating score (company confidential).

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