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850 Business terms explained in plain English, each with real-world examples. Pick a term to read its definition.
- Account Management
- Accounts Management System
- Accredited Investor
- ACH Transfer
- Acquirer
- Acquisition
- Acquisition Strategy
- Activist Investor
- Activity-Based Costing
- Actuarial Science
- Actuary
- Adaptive Management
- Additional Insured
- Admitted Carrier
- Advance Directive
- Advertising Strategy
- Affiliate Marketing
- After-Sales Service
- Ageing Report
- Ageing Schedule
- Agency Theory
- Aggregate Limit
- Agile Methodology
- Alliance Management
- Allowable Business Expenses
- Alternative Investment
- AML
- Analytical Framework
- Angel Investor
- Anti-Dilution Provision
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Anti-Trust Regulation
- API Banking
- Arbitration Clause
- Arms Length Principle
- Asset Liability Management
- Asset Management
- Asset Protection
- Asset Stripping
- Asset Under Management
- Asset-backed security
- Asset-Based Lending
- Auto Insurance
- B2C (Business-to-Consumer)
- Backward Looking Statement
- Balance of Trade
- Balanced Scorecard
- Banking as a Service
- Barrier to Entry
- Barriers to Entry
- Base Erosion
- Base Rate
- Base Salary
- Basis Point Spread
- Batch Production
- BEAT
- Benchmark Rate
- Benchmarking
- Beneficial Owner
- Beneficial Ownership
- Beneficiary
- Beneficiary Designation
- Benefit Corporation
- BEPS
- Best Practices
- Bilateral Agreement
- Biodiversity Risk
- Bitcoin
- Blockchain
- Blue Chip Company
- BNPL
- Board Meeting
- Board of Directors
- Boiler Room
- Bond
- Bond Covenant
- Bonus Issue
- Bonus Structure
- Bootstrap
- Bottleneck
- Bottleneck Analysis
- Bottom Line
- Brand Ambassador
- Brand Architecture
- Brand Equity
- Brand Extension
- Brand Identity
- Brand Loyalty
- Brand Management
- Brand Positioning
- Brand Recognition
- Brand Strategy
- Brand Value
- Breakout Strategy
- Bridge Financing
- Broker Check
- Broker-Dealer
- Brownfield Investment
- Budget Allocation
- Budget Management
- Budget Planning
- Build to Order
- Bull and Bear Market
- Burn Rate
- Business Agility
- Business Assets
- Business Case
- Business Continuity
- Business Continuity Plan
- Business Continuity Planning
- Business Development
- Business Entity
- Business Ethics
- Business Expansion
- Business Expenses
- Business Formation
- Business Growth
- Business Impact Analysis
- Business Incubator
- Business Intelligence
- Business Interruption Insurance
- Business License
- Business Line
- Business Loan
- Business Model
- Business Objective
- Business Operations
- Business Optimization
- Business Overhead Expense Insurance
- Business Partner
- Business Plan
- Business Process
- Business Process Reengineering
- Business Proposition
- Business Restructuring
- Business Seasonality
- Business Segment
- Business Strategy
- Business Transformation
- Business Turnaround
- Business Unit
- Business Valuation
- Buy Now Pay Later
- Buy-Sell Agreement
- Buyback
- Buyer Power
- Buyer's Market
- Buyout Agreement
- Capacity Building
- Capacity Planning
- Capital Commitment
- Capital Formation
- Capital Investment
- Capital Lease Agreement
- Capital Market
- Capital Requirements
- Capitalisation Table
- Captive Insurance
- Carbon Credit
- Carbon Footprint
- Carbon Negative
- Carbon Neutral
- Carbon Offset
- Card Scheme
- Carve-Out
- Cash Buffer
- Cash Management
- Category Management
- CDD
- Ceding Company
- Central Bank
- Certificate of Deposit
- Certificate of Insurance
- Certified Financial Planner
- CFA
- CFC Rules
- CFP
- Chain of Command
- Change Management
- Channel Distribution
- Channel Management
- Channel Partner
- Channel Strategy
- Channel Stuffing
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Chargeback
- Charitable Trust
- Chartered Financial Analyst
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Churning
- Circular Economy
- Claims Reserve
- Clawback Provision
- Client Acquisition
- Client Management
- Client Relationship
- Client Retention
- Climate Finance
- Climate Risk
- Climate Scenario Analysis
- Co-Branding
- Co-Investment
- Co-Pay
- Co-Payment
- Cohort Analysis
- Coinsurance
- Collaborative Planning
- Commercial Banking
- Commercial Insurance
- Commercial Lease
- Commercial Loan
- Commercial Real Estate
- Commission
- Commission-Based Advisor
- Commissioned Sales
- Commodity Market
- Commodity Trading
- Company Culture
- Company Policy
- Company Restructuring
- Company Valuation
- Comparative Advantage
- Compensation Package
- Compensation Plan
- Competitive Advantage
- Competitive Analysis
- Competitive Bidding
- Competitive Intelligence
- Competitive Landscape
- Competitive Position
- Competitive Pricing
- Competitive Strategy
- Competitor Analysis
- Compliance Management
- Compliance Risk
- Compound Growth
- Concentration Strategy
- Concession Agreement
- Confidentiality Agreement
- Conflict of Interest
- Conglomerate
- Consent Decree
- Consolidated Entity
- Consortium
- Consumer Behavior
- Consumer Goods
- Consumer Market
- Consumer Protection
- Contactless Payment
- Contingency Plan
- Contingency Planning
- Contingency Reserve
- Contingent Business Interruption
- Continuous Delivery
- Continuous Improvement
- Contract Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Contractual Agreement
- Contractual Obligation
- Contrarian Investor
- Control Environment
- Controlled Foreign Corporation
- Conversion Strategy
- Convertible Note
- Convertible Preferred Stock
- Cookie Jar Reserves
- Cooperative Agreement
- Copyright Protection
- Core Business
- Core Competency
- Corporate Action
- Corporate Bond
- Corporate Communication
- Corporate Compliance
- Corporate Culture
- Corporate Development
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Identity
- Corporate Law
- Corporate Liability
- Corporate Mission
- Corporate Objective
- Corporate Planning
- Corporate Policy
- Corporate Restructuring
- Corporate Secretary
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Corporate Strategy
- Correspondent Banking
- Cost Basis
- Cost Center
- Cost of Living Adjustment
- Cost to Serve
- Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
- Coverage Limit
- Credit Control
- Credit History
- Credit Risk Management
- Credit Utilization
- Crisis Management
- Critical Success Factors
- Cross-Border Payment
- Crowdfunding
- Cryptocurrency
- CTR
- Currency Transaction Report
- Custodian
- Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)
- Customer Diversity
- Customer Due Diligence
- Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
- Customer Persona
- Customer Relationship Management
- Customer Success
- Customer Trust
- Data Analytics Fraud
- Days on Market
- Days Payables Outstanding
- DBA (Doing Business As)
- Death Benefit
- Debt Financing
- Debt Settlement
- Decentralized Finance
- Declaration Date
- Declarations Page
- Deductible
- DeFi
- Delisting
- Demand Forecasting
- Demand Planning
- Developed Market
- Digital Banking
- Digital Currency
- Digital Wallet
- Disability Insurance
- Diseconomies of Scale
- Distributable Reserves
- Distribution Strategy
- Diversification
- Divestiture
- Dividend Reinvestment Plan
- Dividends
- Double Materiality
- Double Net Lease
- Double Taxation
- Double Taxation Treaty
- DRIP
- Driver-Based Planning
- Due Diligence
- Dutch Auction
- Earn-out
- Earned Value Management
- Economic Order Quantity
- Economies of Scale
- Economies of Scope
- EDD
- Embedded Finance
- Embezzlement
- Endorsement
- Enhanced Due Diligence
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Environmental Social and Governance
- Equity Financing
- Equity REIT
- ESG Fund
- ESG Investing
- ESG Rating
- ESG Reporting
- ESG Score
- Estate Planning
- Ethereum
- EU Taxonomy
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Excess of Loss
- Exclusion
- Executive Compensation
- Executor
- Expense Manipulation
- Experience Curve
- Facultative Reinsurance
- FDIC
- FDII
- Fee-Only Advisor
- Fictitious Business Name
- Fiduciary
- Fiduciary Duty
- Financial Advisor
- Financial Crime
- Financial Planner
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Financial Statement Fraud
- FINRA
- Fintech
- Flat Tax
- Foreign Exchange Market
- Foreign Exchange Reserves
- Forensic Investigation
- Fraud
- Fraud Diamond
- Fraud Risk Management
- Fraud Triangle
- Friendly Takeover
- Front Company
- Frontier Market
- Full-Time Equivalent
- Fund of Funds
- General Partner
- GILTI
- Global Markets
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Global Supply Chain
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Going Private
- Going Public
- Green Bond
- Green Finance
- Green Taxonomy
- Greenwashing
- GRI Standards
- Gross Lease
- Growth Capital
- Growth Investor
- Growth Strategy
- Hard Market
- Healthcare Proxy
- Holding Company
- Homeowners Insurance
- Horizontal Integration
- Hostile Takeover
- Hybrid REIT
- IBAN
- Impact Investing
- Income Investor
- Initial Public Offering
- Insider Trading
- Insourcing
- Instant Payment
- Institutional Investor
- Insurance Premium
- Insurance Underwriting
- Insured
- InsurTech
- Intangible Asset
- Integrated Business Planning
- Integrated Reporting
- Integration AML
- Interchange Fee
- Intercompany Transactions
- Inventory Control
- Inventory Management
- Investment Center
- Investment Management
- Investment Management Fee
- Investor Relations
- Irrevocable Trust
- Issuer
- Joint Venture
- Just-In-Time Inventory
- Kaizen
- Key Account Management
- Key Performance Indicators
- Key Person Insurance
- Key Success Factors
- Know Your Customer
- Know Your Customer (KYC)
- KYC
- Labor Market
- Layering
- LBO
- Lean Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Learning Curve
- Lease Liability
- Lease Term
- Leveraged Buyout
- Liability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Limited Partner
- Living Trust
- Living Will
- Loan Covenant
- Loan Covenants
- Loan Loss Provision
- Lock-Up Period
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Loro Account
- Lower of Cost or Market
- Management Accounting
- Management Buyout
- Management by Objectives
- Management Discussion and Analysis
- Management Reserve
- Margin of Safety
- Marginal Cost
- Market Abuse
- Market Analysis
- Market Anomaly
- Market Basket Analysis
- Market Bubble
- Market Clearing Price
- Market Consensus
- Market Cycle
- Market Demand
- Market Development
- Market Disruption
- Market Equilibrium
- Market Expansion
- Market Expectations
- Market Failure
- Market Leader
- Market Manipulation
- Market Neutral
- Market Neutral Strategy
- Market Outlook
- Market Penetration
- Market Positioning
- Market Price
- Market Research
- Market Risk
- Market Risk Premium
- Market Segmentation
- Market Sizing
- Market Surveillance
- Market Timing
- Market Trend
- Market Trends
- Market Trust
- Market Validation
- Marketability
- Marketability Discount
- Marketing Attribution
- Marketing Budget
- Marketing Qualified Lead
- MBO
- Merchant Discount Rate
- Merchant Services
- Merger
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mezzanine Financing
- Mobile Payment
- Modified Gross Lease
- Money Laundering
- Money Market Account
- Month-End Close
- Mortgage REIT
- Mortgage-backed security
- Multi-Level Marketing
- Named Insured
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Nearshoring
- Neobank
- Net Book Value
- Net Realisable Value
- Net Zero
- NFT
- Niche Market
- NNN Lease
- Nominal Value
- Non-Admitted Carrier
- Non-Fungible Token
- Nostro Account
- OFAC
- Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Offshoring
- Open Banking
- Open Book Management
- Open Market Repurchase
- Operating Efficiency
- Operational Strategy
- Opportunity Cost
- Order Book
- Other Comprehensive Income
- Out-of-Pocket Maximum
- Outsourcing
- Over-the-Counter Market
- Overdraft Facility
- Overhead Allocation
- Passive Management
- Payment Date
- Payment Facilitation
- Payment Gateway
- Payment Network
- Payment Processing
- Payment Processor
- Payment Terms
- Peer-to-Peer Lending
- PEP
- Per Occurrence Limit
- Performance Management
- Permanent Establishment
- Personal Finance
- Personal Guarantee
- PESTLE Analysis
- Physical Risk Climate
- Placement
- Point of Sale System
- Policy Limit
- Policy Period
- Policyholder
- Politically Exposed Person
- Ponzi Scheme
- Porter's Five Forces
- POS Terminal
- Position Sizing
- Power of Attorney
- Preference Shares
- Prepayments
- Pricing Strategy
- Primary Market
- Private Equity
- Private Placement
- Privatization
- Probate
- Process Improvement
- Procurement
- Product Development
- Product-Market Fit
- Professional Indemnity Insurance
- Profit Center
- Profit Sharing
- Progressive Tax
- Project Management
- Property Insurance
- Property Plant and Equipment
- Provisions
- Pyramid Scheme
- QR Code Payment
- Qualified Purchaser
- Quota Share
- Real Estate Investment Trust
- Real-Time Payment
- Realised Gain
- Record Date
- Recovery Rate
- Red Flag
- Registered Investment Advisor
- Regressive Tax
- RegTech
- Regulatory Compliance
- Reinsurance
- Reinsurer
- REIT
- Related Party Fraud
- Renters Insurance
- Reorder Point
- Repurchase Agreement
- Resource Allocation
- Responsibility Accounting
- Restatement
- Restricted Cash
- Restricted Stock Unit
- Restricted Stock Units
- Retail Investor
- Retirement Planning
- Retrocession
- Revenue Center
- Revenue Growth Rate
- Revenue Per Customer
- Revenue Recognition Fraud
- Reverse Stock Split
- Revocable Trust
- Revolving Credit Facility
- RIA
- Rider
- Rights Issue
- Rights Offering
- Risk Management
- Risk Retention Group
- Risk-Based Approach
- Robo-Advisor
- Round-Tripping
- Royalty
- Runway
- Safety Stock
- Sale and Leaseback
- Sales and Marketing Expense
- Sales Funnel
- Sanctions
- Sanctions Screening
- SAR
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- SASB Standards
- SBTi
- Scalability
- Scenario Planning
- Science-Based Targets
- Scope 1 Emissions
- Scope 2 Emissions
- Scope 3 Emissions
- Scrip Issue
- SDN List
- Seasonality
- SEC
- Secondary Market PE
- Secondary Offering
- Section 404
- Secured Creditor
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Seed Funding
- Segment Reporting
- Self-Insurance
- Seller's Market
- Series 7
- Series 63
- Series 65
- Series 66
- Series A Funding
- Series B Funding
- Service Level Agreement
- Serviceable Addressable Market
- Serviceable Available Market
- Serviceable Available Market (SAM)
- Serviceable Obtainable Market
- Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM)
- Settlement Date
- Share Buyback
- Share Premium
- Share Repurchase
- Share-Based Payment
- Shareholder
- Shell Company
- Single Net Lease
- SIPC
- Six Sigma
- Slippage
- Smart Contract
- Smurfing
- Social Bond
- Socially Responsible Investing
- Soft Market
- Sole Proprietorship
- Sophisticated Investor
- SOX
- SOX Compliance
- Special Dividend
- Specially Designated Nationals
- Spendthrift Trust
- Spin-Off
- Split-Off
- Stablecoin
- Stakeholder
- Stock Dividend
- Stock Lending
- Stock Market Crash
- Stock Market Index
- Stock Options
- Stock Split
- Stockout
- Stop Loss Reinsurance
- Stranded Assets
- Strategic Alliance
- Strategic Planning
- Strategy Map
- Structuring
- Succession Planning
- Supply Chain Efficiency
- Supply Chain Inflation
- Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Partnership
- Supply Chain Resilience
- Supply Chain Volatility
- Support and Resistance
- Surplus Lines
- Surplus Share
- Suspicious Activity Report
- Sustainability Report
- Sustainability-Linked Loan
- Sustainable Finance
- SWIFT
- SWIFT Code
- SWOT Analysis
- Takeover
- Takt Time
- TAM (Total Addressable Market)
- Target Costing
- Target Market
- Tariff
- Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
- Tax Avoidance
- Tax Domicile
- Tax Evasion
- Tax Haven
- Tax Inversion
- Tax Planning
- Tax Residence
- Tax Shelter
- Tax Treaty
- TBML
- TCFD
- Tender Offer
- Term Life Insurance
- Term Loan
- Terrorist Financing
- Throughput Time
- Time Decay
- Time in the Market
- Total Available Market
- Total Cost of Ownership
- Total Quality Management
- Tracking Stock
- Trade Discount
- Trade-Based Money Laundering
- Trading Volume
- Transaction Monitoring
- Transfer Pricing
- Transition Finance
- Transition Risk Climate
- Treasury Shares
- Treaty Reinsurance
- Triple Net Lease
- Trust
- Trustee
- UBO
- Ultimate Beneficial Owner
- Umbrella Insurance
- Underwriter
- Unit Economics
- Universal Life Insurance
- Unrelated Business Income Tax
- Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)
- Unrelated Business Taxable Income
- Unrelated Trade or Business
- UPREIT
- Useful Life
- Utilisation Rate
- Value Engineering
- Value Investing
- Value Investor
- Value Proposition
- Variable Cost
- Variable Life Insurance
- Vendor Management
- Venture Capital
- Vertical Integration
- Vostro Account
- Wealth Management
- Wealth Manager
- Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
- Whistleblower
- Whistleblower Policy
- Whole Life Insurance
- Will
- Wire Transfer
- Work in Progress
- Workforce Planning
- Zero-Based Budgeting
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