Category: Finance Dictionary

A price raise that occurs after a previous mark up. Done during christmas.

Also known as an adjustor, an employee of an insurance firm who examines a specific claim to determine the cost to the firm.

Parts needed before they can be used in production plans.

A witness who gives negative evidence against the party who called them as a witness. Refer to hostile witness.

The second hand market for parts to maintain equipment. Some are very large. AKA replacement market or secondary market.

A report describing the agency costs. The cost is usually incermental. If a client is in debt the cost is very low.

When one party convinces another to commit a crime getting that person arrested as well. Similar to accomplice.

Arranging the funds of a project so that more than one source of financing can be used.

A bill that is a receipt of goods and a contract to ship by air the goods. The terms and conditions are listed on it as well as a list of the

1. connecting an employees goals with the companies. The employees must know the reasons for the goal and meet objectives to get the incentive. 2.placing text in a margin. The left alignment

An excessive charge that is still within the customers pay range. This makes the price as high as is possible without going past a predetermined limit.

An alphabetical indexing method. It is seen in dictionaries and encyclopedias.

When buying and selling through an agent and one choice cancels another one out. They can either sell or buy but not do both. AKA either or order and one cancels the

When a hotel offers breakfast. It includes 2 eggs, bacon or sausage, bread or toast, jelly, butter, pancakes, cereal, coffee, tea, and juice. AKA american style breakfast. Refer to continental breakfast and

A provider of insurance that helps serve issures of bonds. A high credit rating occurs because there is low risk.

All currency the mint issues to be used as exchange. Coins are sold at a premium that are not included. The uncirculted coin are sold at face value and handling charges.

A Japanese term for any visual aid production device. It shows the changing status of a production line. Alerts are sounded if anything goes wrong.

To reduce corrosion by making a metal anode with a postive charge. It has low voltage current and keeps the environment electrochemically passive. It was invented in th 1950s and is suitable

Laws enacted in certain national systems that prohibit, or severely limit, a company from acquiring another company, primarily in instances involving HOSTILE TAKEOVERS. See also ANTITAKEOVER DEFENSE.

A business index that is surveyed monthly to determine expansion or contradiction on the index.