SMALL BUSINESS DICTIONARY
The Yahoo Small Business Dictionary defines, explains, and cross-references more than 1,800 key small business words, phrases, acronyms, and concepts, covering topics including small business finance, management, sales, startup, exit strategy, and growth. To use the dictionary, type a word in the search box or click a letter to browse the listings alphabetically.
- A : ABO, ACRS, AMEX...
- B : B2B, Back taxes, Back-to-back financing...
- C : Capex, CBD, CFC...
- D : DSCR, DEQ, DES...
- E : EBIAT, EBIT, EBITD...
- F : Form 3, FAS, FASB...
- G : GDP, GNP, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)...
- H : Half-stock, Hands-off investor, Hands-on investor...
- I : IPO, Illiquid, Impaired capital...
- J : January effect, Jeep, Joint account...
- K : Kappa, Keogh plan, Key industry...
- L : LDs, LOC, LP...
- M : MBO, MNC, Macaroni defense...
- N : NAV, NYSE, Named perils insurance...
- O : Obligation, Obligor, Off-balance-sheet financing...
- P : P2P, PAC, PBGC...
- Q : Q ratio or Tobin's Q ratio, Qualification period, Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)...
- R : ROA, ROCE, ROE...
- S : SEC, SED, SOXS...
- T : TEFRA (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1983), Take, Take a bath...
- U : UBTI, Ultra vires activities, Umbrella personal liability policy...
- V : Vendor, VAT, VWAP...
- W : W-9, Wage assignment, Wage-push inflation...
- Y : Year-end dividend, Year-to-date (YTD), Yield...
- Z : ZBA, Z bond, Zero-balance account (ZBA)...
- # : 10-K, 10-Q, 1099 B...
Glossary provided by Campbell R. Harvey, Professor of Finance at Duke University.
Copyright © 2006, Campbell R. Harvey. All worldwide rights reserved. Do not reproduce without explicit permission.