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CASH ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Notice sent to a cash buyer acknowledging receipt of the order. The acknowledgment may include an offer inviting the buyer to increase the purchase order. Cash acknowledgments are frequently used if delivery

CASH AGAINST DOCUMENTS (CAD)

A standard, commercial letter of credit (LC ) is a document issued mostly by a financial institution, used primarily in trade finance, which usually provides an irrevocable payment undertaking.

CASH ALLOWANCE

An allowance that is paid out in cash, instead of being reimbursed at a later date. Employers usually give cash allowances to employees in order to cover the costs of, for example,

CASH AND CARRY

A system of wholesale trading whereby goods are paid for in full at the time of purchase and taken away by the purchaser.

CASH ASSET RATIO

The reserve requirements (or cash reserve ratio) is a state bank regulation that sets the minimum reserves each bank must hold to customer deposits and notes.

CASH AVAILABLE TO INVEST

The amount, including cash on account and balances due soon for outstanding transactions, that a client has available for investment with a broker.

CASH AWARDS

An award given to an employee or contestant in the form of cash. Cash awards can either be the only award option or taken in lieu of a tangible item.

CASH BALANCE PLAN (CBP)

A defined benefit retirement plan that maintains hypothetical individual employee accounts like a defined contribution plan.

CASH BASIS

An accountancy reporting method that recognizes cash inflows or outflows when actually expended or received.

CASH BASIS ACCOUNTING

Two primary accounting methods, cash and accrual basis, are used to calculate taxable income for U.S. federal income taxes.

CASH BOOK

Details of all money received and money paid out. You should have a separate cash book/section for each bank account. A journal where a business’s cash sales and purchases are entered. A

CASH BUDGET

A budget used to quantify an immediate, short-term cash flow. Reviewing daily, weekly, and monthly expenditures is essential for a resolution to establish credit lines or contemplate investing short-term idle cash.

CASH CAPABILITY

The amount of cash that is on hand and in reserves and the amount that can be borrowed on a very short notice.

CASH COLLATERAL

Cash, negotiable instruments, documents of title, securities, deposit accounts, or other cash equivalents, whenever acquired, in which the estate and an entity other than the estate have an interest.

CASH COLLATERAL ACCOUNT

An account in the name of a borrower that serves as a clearing account with its bank, usually for the purpose of securing and servicing an indebtedness.

CASH COLLATERALIZED DEBT OBLIGATION

(CDO) A COLLATERALIZED DEBT OBLIGATION that is created on a funded basis through the use of actual DEBT securities rather than CREDIT DERIVATIVE contracts. A cash CDO may be structured as a

CASH CONCENTRATION

The transfer of funds from diverse accounts into a central account to improve the efficiency of cash management.

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