Specialist dictionary

Accounting

Financial records, reporting, controls and assurance.

Areas within Accounting

Finance

Money, investment, funding, valuation and financial decisions.

0 words

Accounting

Financial records, reporting, controls and assurance.

89 words

Marketing

Customers, brands, communication, demand and market strategy.

55 words

Management

Planning, organising, leading and controlling work.

45 words

Business strategy

Choices, capabilities, markets and long-term direction.

18 words

Human resources

People, work, organisations, employment and workforce practice.

4 words

Project management

Scope, delivery, milestones, risks and project governance.

3 words

Banking

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

29 words

Business analysis

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

1 words

Corporate finance

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

40 words

Economics business

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

50 words

Entrepreneurship

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

23 words

Financial markets

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

42 words

Insurance

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

30 words

Investment

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

38 words

Operations management

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

9 words

Organisational behaviour

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

254 words

Supply chain

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

31 words

Taxation

Specialist vocabulary classified under Business and finance.

21 words
Core vocabulary

94 featured terms

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Good willnoun

(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)

Goodwillnoun

(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)

Inventorynoun

(accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods

Limited reviewnoun

(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

Reviewnoun

(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

Straight-line methodnoun

(accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's usefu…

Straight-line method of depreciationnoun

(accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's usefu…

Unearned incomenoun

(accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)

Unearned revenuenoun

(accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet)

Write-downnoun

(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset

Write-offnoun

(accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset

Balance sheetnoun

a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets

Earnings reportnoun

a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period

Incomenoun

the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

Income statementnoun

a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period

Operating statementnoun

a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period

Profit-and-loss statementnoun

a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period

Accountnoun

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"

Account statementnoun

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"

Accountingnoun

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"

Accountingnoun

a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

Accounting systemnoun

a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

Auditnoun

an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

Audited accountnoun

an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA

Creditnoun

an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

Credit entrynoun

an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items

Daybooknoun

an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook"

Debitnoun

an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing

Debit entrynoun

an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing

Ledgernoun

an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook"

Lossnoun

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red las…

Method of accountingnoun

a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts

Rednoun

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red las…

Red inknoun

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red las…

Analytical reviewnoun

an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes

Deductionnoun

a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

Tax deductionnoun

a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

Tax write-offnoun

a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

Cash flownoun

the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a given period of time (not including non-cash expenses)

Disposable incomenoun

income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending

Double dippingnoun

two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)

Earningsnoun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortizationnoun

income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watch…

Easy moneynoun

income obtained with a minimum of effort

EBITDAnoun

income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watch…

Government incomenoun

income available to the government

Government revenuenoun

income available to the government

Gravy trainnoun

income obtained with a minimum of effort

Gross revenuenoun

income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

Gross salesnoun

income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

Issuenoun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Lucrenoun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Netnoun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Net incomenoun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Net profitnoun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Net salesnoun

gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances

Payoffnoun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Per capita incomenoun

the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation

Personal incomenoun

the income received by a single individual

Proceedsnoun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Profitnoun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Profitsnoun

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Rental incomenoun

income received from rental properties

Returnnoun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Salesnoun

income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

Takenoun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Takingsnoun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Unearned incomenoun

personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income)

Unearned revenuenoun

personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income)

Yieldnoun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

Account payablenoun

a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and payables in t…

Payablenoun

a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit; "the problem was to match receivables and payables in t…

Daybooknoun

a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

Journalnoun

a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

Capital accountnoun

(finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date

Capital accountnoun

(economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities

Entrynoun

a written record of a commercial transaction

Squeezenoun

a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"

Exemptionnoun

a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of their status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptio…

Accumulationnoun

(finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation

Dividendnoun

that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

Gross profitnoun

(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

Gross profit marginnoun

(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

Killingnoun

a very large profit

Marginnoun

(finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold

Rentnoun

the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions

Revenuenoun

government income due to taxation

Taxationnoun

government income due to taxation

Backlognoun

something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

Fundnoun

a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"

Reservenoun

something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

Stocknoun

a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"

Stockpilenoun

something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

Storenoun

a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"