A-Z Index

Terms starting with M.

All 248 finance and accounting terms beginning with M, each explained in plain English with real-world examples.

• M&A
• M1
• M2
• M3
• Macaulay Duration
• MACD
• Machine Efficiency Rate
• Machine Utilization Rate
• Macroeconomics
• MAGI
• Mail Float
• Maintenance Capex
• Maintenance Capital Expenditure
• Maintenance Cost Per Unit
• Maintenance Expense
• Maintenance Margin
• Majority Shareholder
• Majority Stake
• Make or Buy Decision
• Make to Order
• Make to Stock
• Malus
• Managed Float
• Managed Futures
• Management Accounting
• Management Buyout
• Management by Objectives
• Management Discussion and Analysis
• Management Fee
• Management Overhead Ratio
• Management Override
• Management Reporting
• Management Representation Letter
• Management Reserve
• Manufacturing Cost Per Unit
• Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency
• Manufacturing Overhead
• Margin Account
• Margin Analysis
• Margin Call
• Margin FX
• Margin of Error
• Margin of Safety
• Margin Trading
• Marginal Cost
• Marginal Costing
• Marginal Propensity to Consume
• Marginal Propensity to Save
• Marginal Revenue
• Marginal Tax Rate
• Mark to Market
• Mark-up
• Markdown
• Market Abuse
• Market Analysis
• Market Anomaly
• Market Basket Analysis
• Market Bubble
• Market Capitalization
• Market Clearing Price
• Market Concentration
• Market Consensus
• Market Correction
• Market Crash
• Market Cycle
• Market Demand
• Market Development
• Market Disruption
• Market Efficiency
• Market Equilibrium
• Market Expansion
• Market Expectations
• Market Failure
• Market Growth Rate
• Market Leader
• Market Liquidity
• Market Maker
• Market Manipulation
• Market Neutral
• Market Neutral Strategy
• Market Order
• Market Outlook
• Market Penetration
• Market Penetration Rate
• Market Positioning
• Market Price
• Market Rally
• Market Research
• Market Risk
• Market Risk Premium
• Market Segmentation
• Market Sentiment
• Market Share
• Market Share Growth
• Market Sizing
• Market Surveillance
• Market Timing
• Market to Book Ratio
• Market Trend
• Market Trends
• Market Trust
• Market Validation
• Market Value
• Market Value Added
• Market Value Ratio
• Market Volatility
• Marketability
• Marketability Discount
• Marketable Securities
• Marketing Attribution
• Marketing Budget
• Marketing Cost Per Customer
• Marketing Expense Ratio
• Marketing Qualified Lead
• Marketing Qualified Leads
• Marketing ROI
• Marketing Spend Ratio
• Markup
• Mass Distribution
• Master Budget
• Master Limited Partnership
• Matching Contribution
• Matching Funds
• Matching Principle
• Material Breach
• Material Cost Per Unit
• Material Cost Ratio
• Material Misstatement
• Material Non-Public Information
• Material Price Variance
• Material Uncertainty
• Material Usage Variance
• Material Variance
• Material Waste Rate
• Material Weakness
• Materiality
• Maturity
• Maturity Date
• Maturity Mismatch
• Maturity Profile
• Maturity Value
• Maximum Drawdown
• MBO
• Mean Absolute Percentage Error
• Mean Reversion
• Mean Time Between Failures
• Mean Time to Repair
• Median
• Median Income
• Mediation
• Medicare
• Memorandum of Association
• Memorandum of Understanding
• Mental Accounting
• Merchant Account
• Merchant Acquirer
• Merchant Cash Advance
• Merchant Discount Rate
• Merchant Fee
• Merchant Fees
• Merchant of Record
• Merchant Processing
• Merchant Services
• Merger
• Merger Analysis
• Merger and Acquisition
• Merger Arbitrage
• Merger Control
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
• Merit Increase
• Metric
• Metrics
• Mezzanine Debt
• Mezzanine Finance
• Mezzanine Financing
• Mezzanine Tranche
• Micro Cap
• Mid Cap
• Mid Price
• Middle-Office
• Milestone Billing
• Milestone Payment
• Milestones
• Minimum Efficient Scale
• Minimum Order Quantity
• Minimum Wage
• Minor Breach
• Minority Discount
• Minority Interest
• Minority Protection
• Minority Shareholder
• Minority Stake
• Misappropriation of Assets
• Mission Statement
• Mitigation
• Mixed Costs
• Mobile Payment
• Mode
• Model Risk
• Model Validation
• Modern Portfolio Theory
• Modified Adjusted Gross Income
• Modified Dietz Method
• Modified Duration
• Modified Gross Lease
• Modified Internal Rate of Return
• Modigliani-Miller Theorem
• MOIC
• Momentum Investing
• Momentum Strategy
• Monetary Base
• Monetary Items
• Monetary Policy
• Monetization
• Money Laundering
• Money Market Account
• Money Market Fund
• Money Multiplier
• Money Supply
• Money-Weighted Rate of Return
• Money-Weighted Return
• Monopoly
• Monte Carlo Simulation
• Month-End Close
• Month-over-Month
• Monthly Active Users
• Monthly Recurring Revenue
• Monthly Unique Visitors
• Months of Supply
• Moral Hazard
• Mortgage
• Mortgage Insurance
• Mortgage REIT
• Mortgage-backed security
• Moving Average
• Moving Average Convergence Divergence
• MRR
• Multi-Factor Authentication
• Multi-Level Marketing
• Multinational Corporation
• Multiple on Invested Capital
• Multiplier Effect
• Muni Bond
• Municipal Bond
• Municipal Bonds
• Mutual Fund
• MVP (Minimum Viable Product)