Category: Finance Dictionary

Behavior that an shows in reactions and inaction.

A disagreement among nations or legal codes and different jurisdictions.

Research where customers trade off between two products. The most and least preferred analysis is used to evaulate the price an item should be.

A contract that can be oral or written and is agreed to by the parties involved.

The idea that once an accounting method is chosen it is followed until the end. If a change is made it must be disclosed and explained. AKA consistency concept. Refer to accounting

Accounting that displays funds in the same currency rate without inflation to keep comparison easy. AKA constant cost accounting or constant dollar accounting. Refer to in real terms.

The amount of control a law has over behavior.

The money borrowed to a party for their own purposes. The government monitors these loans to protect the consumer and their regulations. AKA comsumer credit or consumer lending.

Moving cargo in containers with equipment but there are is no rehandling.

A single event that the government taxes for an economic issue. It can do this for natural distasters, import excess, and recovery.

Interest that is compounded and added daily to the previous days balance.

Percentage of the agreed contract price and the calculated expense of the non-priced but allowed changes.

A person or a firm designated as the proprietor of a financial liability or money which is expected to be received (as a return) at a later date. The deal holder gets

Surplus of the ultimate cost of an agreement (including approved changes and remedial work) on top of the actual contract price.

Final bargained or suggested cost of a deal.

In a process of performance appraisal or interview, mistakes induced as a result of previously appraised or interviewed participants on the questioner. It creates an alarmed or unalarmed comparing of one participant

Similar to co-insurance. The insured and provider share in the paying for the cost for services.

The FUTURE VALUE of costs and benefits associated with holding an ASSET, which typically includes the cost of financing, INSURANCE, transportation and/or storage, less benefits derived from lending the asset and any

A CORPORATE FINANCE transaction where an investor group or acquiring company gradually purchases the COMMON STOCK of a target company. Once a specified block has been accumulated a formal TENDER OFFER is

A current measure of the return on a COUPONbearing FIXED INCOME security, generally computed as: where C is the coupon, and P is the purchase price of the security. See also BOND