Category: Finance

The best or most valuable, although not necessarily in all circumstances. For instance, the candidate who best satisfies the criteria for a job would be the optimal candidate.

The simultaneous buying and selling of multiple options on the same underlying asset.

The practice of increasing net audience by showing a commercial at different times.

Buildings that have wooden joists, stairwells with only limited protection and finishes that limit where a fire can spread.

Agricultural production processes that only use natural sources of nutrients and do not use synthesized chemicals or genetically modified crops.

The extent to which an employee buys into an organization?s goals.

1. To employ a logical system to structure otherwise random or chaotic elements. 2. To operate in an efficient or methodical manner.

Movement of a solvent towards a higher concentration solution from a lower concentration solution. Osmosis occurs through a semipermeable membrane that keeps the two solutions separate, but can be passed by the

Sources of additional funding during a business period, other than depreciation or tax deferral. Sources include lease agreements, retained profits, hire purchases, etc.

Transferring money from one account to another, to pay for products or services.

A computer peripheral that converts computer output into forms that can used directly (e.g. printer) or with another device (e.g. a DVD writer).

The practice of selling more tickets for a flight or concert than can be accommodated, to avoid empty seats caused by ?no-shows?.

Calculated by dividing overhead costs over a given period by production activity.

This commission is paid to a primary agent for sales made by subagents in his or her territory. It may also refer to the amount owed to the owners of an acquired

A portfolio’s investments are overweight when the percentage amount invested in a particular market is greater than the market’s proportional share of total capitalization. Opposite of UNDERWEIGHT.