balloon loan | [= a credit repaid in regular instalments with a single larger final payment] | |
bang for the buck | [= return on investment] | |
bank charge | [= an amount charged by the bank to its customers for services provided] | |
banker's credit | [= a financial instrument typically issued by an exporter or importer for a short term that a bank | |
banker's draft | [= a bill of exchange payable on demand and drawn by one bank on another] | |
banker's reference | [= a written report by a bank regarding a customer's creditworthiness] | |
banker's hours | [= short hours of work] | |
bank overdraft | [= borrowing from a bank on a current account] | |
bankruptcy | [= the condition of being unable to pay debts] | |
barefoot pilgrim | [= an investor who has lost everythiong in securities] | |
barren money | [= money that is unproductive because it is not invested] | |
barter | [= the direct exchange of goods] | |
basket of currencies | [= a group of selected currencies used in establishing a standard of value for another unit of curr | |
take a bath | [= suffer a serious financial loss] | |
bean counter | [= a derogatory term for an accountant] | |
bearish | [= relating to unfavourable business conditions and falling prices] | |
bear market | [= a market in which prices are falling and in which a dealer is more likely to sell securities rath | |
bell cow | [= a product that sells well and makes a reasonable profit]) | |
belt and braces man | [= a very cautious lender who asks for extra collateral as well as guarantees for a loan] | |
bid | [= an offer to buy all or a majority of the capital shares of a company] | |
bidding war | [= a competition between prospective buyers for the same stock or security] | |
Big Bang | [= radical changes of practices on the London Stock Exchange] | |
big bath | [= the practice of making a particular year's poor income look even worse by increasing expenses an | |
big GAAP | [= generally accepted accounting principles that apply to large companies] | |
Big Three | [= Ford, Chrysler and GM] | |
bilateral credit | [= credit allowed by banks to other banks] | |
bond | [= a promise to repay with interest on specified dates money that an investor lends a company or a | |
bond issue | [= bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date o | |
bond yield | [= the income one receives from a bond investment] | |
bookkeeper | [= a person responsible for financial records] | |
books of accounts | [= ledgers and journals used in preparing financial statements] | |
bottom line | [= the line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss] | |
breakeven point | [= the moment when a company makes neither a profit nor a loss | |
brokerage | [= a company whose business is buying and selling stocks for clients] | |
bubble economy | [= an economy or a market in which prices for goods and services rise far above actual values] | |
budget deficit | [= the extent by which expenditure exceeds revenue] | |
budgeted revenue | revenue budget | |
budget surplus | [= the extent by which revenue exceeds expenditure] | |
bull | [= somebody who anticipates favourable business conditions] | |
bullish | [= relating to favourable business conditions] | |
bull market | [= market in which prices are rising and in which a dealer is more likely to buy than sell] | |
business risk | [= the uncertainty associated with the unique circumstances of a particular company] | |
business segment | [= a distinguishable part of a business or enterprise] | |
buyer's market | [= a situation in which supply exceeds demand] | |
capital asset | [= property that the company owns] | |
capital costs | [= expenses on the purchase of fixed assets, e.g. land and buildings] | |
capital goods | [= stocks of physical or financial assets] | |
cartel | [= an alliance of business companies formed to control competition and prices] | |
cash crop | [= a crop, e.g. tobacco, that can be sold for cash] | |
cash discount | [= a discount offered to a customer who pays for goods with cash] | |
cash flow | [= the movement through an organisation of money that is generated by its own operations] | |