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CASH CONTROL

Trying to allocate any funds spent in battles & wars as gifts to other family.

CASH CONVERSION PERIOD

measures how long a firm will be deprived of cash if it increases its investment in resources in order to expand customer sales. It is thus a measure of the liquidity risk

CASH COST

When a company sells something such as a stock to raise quick profits.

CASH COVER

Derivatives position, such as a written option contract, where the option writer meets their margin obligations with cash.

CASH COW

In business, a cash cow is a product or a business unit that generates unusually high profit margins: so high that it is responsible for a large amount of a company’s operating

CASH CYCLE

Refers to the period of time, often given days, in between the purchasing of the raw materials and the receipt of payment from accounts receivable which was generated from the final sale

CASH DISBURSEMENT

Any moneys (e.g., checks, cash, warrants, credit or debit card amounts, and EFTs (Electronic Fund Transfers) paid by the state during a period regardless of when the related obligations are incurred.

CASH DISCOUNT

(e.g., 2% off the total of a bill if it is paid in 30 days or less) offered for prompt payment of an invoice.

CASH DIVIDEND

Payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. It is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders.

CASH EARNINGS

A firm’s cash revenues less cash expenses, which excludes the costs of depreciation.

CASH EQUITY

The stock or capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders.

CASH EQUIVALENT

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets found within the asset portion of a company’s balance sheet.

CASH EQUIVALENT DOCTRINE

Generally, a cash-basis taxpayer does not report income until cash is constructively or actually received.

CASH FLOW

The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, esp. as affecting liquidity.

CASH FLOW FORECAST

Cash flow forecasting is in a corporate finance sense, the modeling of a company or asset

CASH FLOW LOAN

A type of debt financing, in which a bank lends funds, generally for working capital, using the expected cash flows that a borrowing company generates as collateral for the loan.

CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT

The management and analysis of a company’s cash flows. Careful cash flow management allows a company to estimate the amount of cash that it will have on hand at any one time,

CASH FLOW PER SHARE

Calculated by dividing the cash flow by the number of shares issued by a company. The cash flow per share serves as the basis for calculating the price/cash flow ratio.

CASH FLOW PLANS

A method that an insured can use to control the premium payments that they must make on their policies.

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