Category: G

A severance or an incentive to leave the firm with no fuss or controversy. Generous bonus offered to a director, employee, or partner at termination. Also refer to golden boot.

Documenting all costs tied to getting a home loan, including loan processing, title, and inspection fees in a reasonable effort by a lender or broker.

Google, Inc. advertising program. A popular method with low start-up costs and high potential profits for the site owners. A company displays its ads on a Google website. Uses the pay-per-click basis

What the government buys from the private sector. Promised government contracts with the private sector typically triggers economic confidence, stagnant from a lack of private company purchasing. This is important to the

Students applying to business schools take this standardized exam. Before applying to a university’s MBA program, 2000 or so schools expect or recommend students to take this exam. Like SATs, this test

A requirement by a licensing entity that any improvement made during the licensing period to whatever was licensed to the licensee, must be told and given to the licensor when the license

Waste water relatively clean. Sourced from the kitchen, or tub or sink or shower, not the toilet, and laundering. Usable with little or no treatment for landscape irrigation and other non-potable uses.

An entity willing sells uncommitted shares to the underwriter at the offering price for a limit time, provided in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) underwriting agreement.

Un-taxed, un-adjusted, total annual income earnings. Is the amount of money an entity earns in one year from all sources, before taxes. Gross annual income is the starting base figure.

Country’s total expenses, both public and private, excluding export expenses. Contrast Gross Domestic Product, which includes export expenses.

Accounting procedure. Posting cash discounts on purchases against a journal entry’s full invoice amount. Recording the discount can treat it as non-revenue if deducted from the original debited amount or as revenue

Leased land payment to the owner. Allows the lessor to improve the land. However, the property returns to the owner as-s at the end of the lease.

Convention and trade show market venue specifically designed as a hotel.

An international non profit organization based in Washington DC. It is sponsored by banks and started in 1978. They meet every 6 months to debate issues in policy and finance as well

Mixxing aggregate, cement, and water to fill spaces between bricks or other frames.

When an employer guarantees the employee will get minimum wage for their yearly work. It is in the contract for employment.

A hotel reservation that is held until checkout the day after the arrival. Payment is made even if the guest doesn’t show up unless cancelation policy allows an out.

A party that has special permission to work temporarily in another country when a shortage occurs.

Stock being repurposed by many parties to increase profit for all.

Indication of an upcoming gain, possibly caused by a favorable ruling, for a specific company that drives pending or possible development.