A-Z Index
Terms starting with A.
All 323 finance and accounting terms beginning with A, each explained in plain English with real-world examples.
- A/B Testing
- ABC Analysis
- Abnormal Return
- Absenteeism Rate
- Absolute Advantage
- Absolute Return
- Absorption Costing
- Absorption Rate
- Accelerated Cash Flow
- Accelerated Depreciation
- Accelerated Filer
- Acceleration Clause
- Accelerator
- Account Analysis
- Account Management
- Account Number
- Account Penetration Rate
- Account Reconciliation
- Accountability
- Accountable Plan
- Accounting Cycle
- Accounting Equation
- Accounting Error
- Accounting Fraud
- Accounting Period
- Accounting Policies
- Accounting Policy
- Accounting Software
- Accounting Standards
- Accounts Management System
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Payable Days
- Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Receivable Ageing
- Accounts Receivable Financing
- Accounts Receivable to Sales Ratio
- Accounts Receivable Turnover
- Accounts Reconciliation
- Accredited Investor
- Accretion
- Accrual Accounting
- Accrual Basis
- Accrual Period
- Accrual Ratio
- Accruals
- Accruals Accounting
- Accruals Basis
- Accrued Expense
- Accrued Expenses
- Accrued Income
- Accrued Interest
- Accrued Liabilities
- Accrued Liability
- Accrued Revenue
- Accumulated Amortization
- Accumulated Deficit
- Accumulated Depreciation
- Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
- ACH Transaction
- ACH Transfer
- Acid Test
- Acid-Test Ratio
- Acquirer
- Acquiring Bank
- Acquisition
- Acquisition Agreement
- Acquisition Financing
- Acquisition Premium
- Acquisition Strategy
- Act of God
- Active Customer Count
- Active Income
- Active Investing
- Active Management
- Active Share
- Active User Rate
- Activist Investor
- Activity Accounting
- Activity Ratio
- Activity-Based Costing
- Actual Cash Value
- Actual Cost
- Actuals
- Actuarial Analysis
- Actuarial Assumption
- Actuarial Gain/Loss
- Actuarial Gains and Losses
- Actuarial Reserve
- Actuarial Risk
- Actuarial Science
- Actuarial Valuation
- Actuary
- Adaptive Management
- Add-backs
- Additional Insured
- Additional Paid-In Capital
- Adjustable Rate Mortgage
- Adjusted Beta
- Adjusted Cash Flow
- Adjusted Cost Basis
- Adjusted Earnings
- Adjusted EBITDA
- Adjusted Funds From Operations
- Adjusted Gross Income
- Adjusted Present Value
- Adjusting Entries
- Adjusting Entry
- Administrative Expense Ratio
- Administrative Expenses
- Admitted Carrier
- Admitted Insurer
- Advance Directive
- Advance Payment
- Adverse Opinion
- Adverse Selection
- Advertising Spend Ratio
- Advertising Strategy
- Affiliate Marketing
- AFFO
- After-Sales Service
- After-Tax
- After-Tax Cash Flow
- After-Tax Income
- After-Tax Return
- Aged Debt Analysis
- Aged Receivables
- Ageing Analysis
- Ageing Report
- Ageing Schedule
- Agency Cost
- Agency Costs
- Agency Fee Ratio
- Agency MBS
- Agency Problem
- Agency Theory
- Aggregate Demand
- Aggregate Limit
- Aggregate Supply
- AGI
- Agile Development
- Agile Methodology
- Aging Schedule
- AICPA
- Algorithmic Trading
- All or None
- All-In Cost
- Alliance Management
- Allocated Costs
- Allowable Business Expenses
- Allowance for Credit Losses
- Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
- Allowance for Doubtful Debts
- Allowance Method
- Allowance Rate
- Alpha
- Alternative Financing
- Alternative Investment
- Alternative Investments
- Alternative Lending
- Alternative Minimum Tax
- Altman Z-Score
- American Opportunity Tax Credit
- American Option
- AML
- Amortised Cost
- Amortization
- Amortization Schedule
- AMT
- Analyst Consensus
- Analyst Estimates
- Analyst Expectations
- Analyst Forecast
- Analyst Q&A
- Analyst Rating
- Analyst Recommendation
- Analytical Framework
- Analytical Procedures
- Anchor Pricing
- Anchoring Bias
- Angel Investor
- Angel Investors
- Annual Cash Flow
- Annual Contract Value
- Annual Exclusion
- Annual General Meeting
- Annual Percentage Rate
- Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
- Annual Percentage Yield
- Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
- Annual Recurring Revenue
- Annual Report
- Annualized Return
- Annuity
- Annuity Factor
- Anti-Competitive Behavior
- Anti-Dilution Provision
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Anti-Trust Regulation
- Antitrust
- Antitrust Laws
- API Banking
- Application Programming Interface
- Appraisal
- Appropriated Retained Earnings
- Approval Workflow
- APR
- APY
- Arbitrage
- Arbitration Clause
- Arithmetic Mean Return
- ARM
- Arm's Length Transaction
- Arms Length Principle
- ARR
- Arrangement Fee
- Arrears
- Articles of Association
- Articles of Incorporation
- Articles of Organization
- Asian Option
- Ask Price
- Assessed Value
- Asset
- Asset Allocation
- Asset Beta
- Asset Bubble
- Asset Class
- Asset Coverage Ratio
- Asset Depreciation
- Asset Disposal
- Asset Finance
- Asset Freeze
- Asset Impairment
- Asset Liability Management
- Asset Life
- Asset Management
- Asset Misappropriation
- Asset Ownership
- Asset Pooling
- Asset Protection
- Asset Purchase
- Asset Quality Ratio
- Asset Recovery
- Asset Retirement Obligation
- Asset Stripping
- Asset to Sales Ratio
- Asset Turnover
- Asset Turnover Ratio
- Asset Under Management
- Asset Utilization
- Asset Valuation
- Asset-Backed Lending
- Asset-backed security
- Asset-Based Lending
- Asset-Liability Matching
- Assets
- Assets Under Management
- Assignment
- Assignment of Contract
- Assumptions
- Assurance
- Assurance Engagement
- Asymmetric Information
- At the Money
- ATM Options
- Attach Rate
- Attachment Point
- Attachment Rate
- Attestation Engagement
- Attribution Analysis
- Attribution Model
- Attrition Rate
- Audit
- Audit Committee
- Audit Evidence
- Audit Opinion
- Audit Risk
- Audit Sampling
- Audit Threshold
- Audit Trail
- Audited Financial Statements
- Audited Financials
- Auditor Independence
- Auditor's Report
- Austerity
- Austerity Measures
- Authorisation Limit
- Authorized Shares
- Authorized Stock
- Auto Insurance
- Auto Loan
- Auto-Enrollment
- Auto-Enrolment
- Automated Clearing House
- Automated Clearing House (ACH)
- Automatic Stabilisers
- Automation
- Autonomy
- Availability Heuristic
- Availability Rate
- Available Cash Flow
- Average (Mean)
- Average Collection Period
- Average Cost Method
- Average Daily Rate
- Average Daily Rate (ADR)
- Average Deal Size
- Average Handle Time
- Average Handling Time
- Average Inventory Days
- Average Order Value
- Average Payment Period
- Average Return
- Average Revenue Per Account
- Average Revenue Per User
- Average Sales Cycle Length
- Average Selling Price
- Average Time to Resolution
- Average Total Cost
- Average Transaction Value
- Averages
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