Category: Finance Dictionary

Forecasting future behavior method of simulated real-life situations with mathematical equations as this type of mathematical modeling. Decision-theory, queuing theory, and linear programming are typical tools. Large amounts of number crunching are

Borrowing at short-term interest rates, but loaning funds long-term. Bank is in a vulnerable position.

A never-to-be-exceeded inventory. One method of inventory control is calculating maximum inventory level.

Preventive maintenance time and corrective maintenance time is tallied together, then divided by the total preventive and corrective maintenance actions occurring over a year.

An agent as an intermediary holding possession.

Benefits to specific providers in-network are paid by Medicare through this specific type of supplement policy or certificate.

As a means of communication, or to outline the terms of an agreement in its draft stage one uses this type of informal written brief, note, record, reminder, or summary.

Communications media service provided to advertisers. Advice on ad placement or demographic information about a medium’s market are a few examples of merchandizing service.

Method of using two very different items to extend a word’s scope of a word, showing agreement to illustrate a point, or to correspond as an analogy in details between these two

This is not Meteorology, the science of weather phenomenon. This is weights and measures as a science. The conformance to specification and technical requirements, and development of standards are assessed.

Consumer, household, or firms’ income, savings, debt, and expenditure as economic factors in the patterns of movements or changes.

On a single silicon chip, known as a microchip, sits the central processing unit. or CPU, that different programming instructions ‘soft wire’. A microprocessor becomes a microcomputer when interfaced with memory and

Typically having between fifty and one thousand employees, this specific type of business lies in the middle range between small businesses and large companies. Mid-market businesses often work under the same rules

High standard and specification construction. Above-average structuring. These standards qualify for reduced rates on fire insurance on warehouse types of buildings.

Scrap mixed with directly reduced iron (DRI) is used by this type of steel mill that makes metal not from the ore.

Low risk event are assigned this specific rate.

Selling a security at a lower price than the previous transaction of sale.

A court order or judgment recorded with a clerical or typographical mistake. A party to the case must apply to have the error corrected by the erring court.

Transfer funds between banks or accounts, deposit or withdraw funds, or pay bills by mobile phone. Purchase items, whether physical or electronic, by mobile phone.

Proposition that a firm’s capital cost is independent from the capital type employed in an efficient capital market. Debt, ordinary shares or common stock sold, retained dividend earnings, or any combination of