Category: U

Structured format used in exchange of electronic data governed by ISO9735.

Way to measure risk of the overall market with an unlevered company.

Accurate assessment of a company.

Informal but written bid or quote submitted with the initiative of the bidder.

Highest concentration of a vapor or gas in air that is able to be ignited by an ignition source. Higher concentrations are ‘too rich’ to burn. Also known as upper flammable limit.

Feature of new software and hardware letting it work with more powerful versions of software and hardware. See downward compatibility.

User Identification Device. Unique name given to the user of a database etc.

Clause in a contract limiting rights of a counter party, consumer, who is protected under contract law that is unreasonable or void.

1. International trade. Document standards as defined by International Chamber of Commerce, ICC, in 1933 and since revised.2. In the USA. Laws that govern commercial transactions.

Change made in contract provisions with no consent from all parties involved.

US investment company investing in fixed portfolios of securities that are resold to investors through brokers.

Shipping company that delivers all over the world and is one of the largest shipping businesses. Found in 1907.

A firm’s cash flow shown to investor’s as a measure of performance that doesn’t take into account interest payments on debts outstanding.

Plan not qualifying for tax advantages as set by the Code.

goods and services that are bought by necessity and not want.

The letters of an alphabet in capitals.

Introducing a new product into a line of products that has a price point.

Visual portion of the computer application that the user uses to interact with software. See interface.

Termination in a contract for employment that is unfair or inadmissible.

Using the same approach to production and operation costing by several businesses.