salary	a form of pay given to employees at regular intervals for the work they have done
savings account	an account with a bank that pays interest
seasoned equity	shares that have traded long enough to have good value
secondary market	a market that trades in existing shares rather than new share issues
share certificate	a document that certifies ownership of a share in a company
shareholder	a person or entity that owns shares in a company
share issue	the offering for sale of shares in a business
shell company	a company that has ceased to trade but is still registered
sleeping partner	a person or entity that invests money in a company but takes no part in the management of the busine
slump	a severe downturn in the business cycle
slush fund	fund used by a company for illegal purposes such as bribing officials
solvent	referring to assets being worth more than liabilities
standing order	an instruction given by an account holder to a bank to make regular payments on a given date to the
stealth wealth	advantage that the owner of a company does not realise he has
stock exchange	a registered market in securities
takeover	an acquisition by a company of a controlling interest of another company
tangible assets	assets that are physical, such as buildings, cash and stock
tariff	a government duty imposed on imports
tax dodge	an illegal method of paying less tax than an individual or company is legally obliged to pay
tax evasion	the illegal practice of paying less money in taxes than is due
tax exile	a person or business that leaves a country to avoid paying taxes
tax haven	a country that has very low taxes
tiger	any of the key markets in the Pacific region, except Japan: Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Ta
tight money	a situation where it is expensive to borrow money
trade barrier	a condition imposed by a government to limit free exchange of goods internationally
trade war	a competition between two or more countries for a share of international or domestic trade
Treasury	a government department responsible for the nation's financial policies, as well as the management o
turbulence	unpredicted and swift changes in a company's external or internal environment
turkey	a poorly performing business or investment
turnover	total sales revenue for an accounting period
tyre kicker	a potential customer who asks for information and requires attention but does not buy anything
unemployment	the situation when some members of a country's labour force are willing to work but cannot find empl
unlimited liability	full responsibility for the obligations of a general partnership
unlisted company	a company that has no securities listed on a stock exchange
variable interest rate	an interest rate that changes in relation to a standard index during the period of a loan
VAT	value-added tax
velocity of money	the rate at which money circulates in an economy
venture capital	money used to finance new companies with high earning potential and high risk
wages	a form of pay given to employees for the work they have done on a weekly basis
wallflower	an investment that does not attract interest from potential investors because it has not been profit
wear and tear	the deterioration of a tangible fixed asset as a result of normal use
white knight	a person or entity liked a company's management who buys the company when a hostile company is tryin
whizz kid	a person or entity liked a company's management who buys the company when a hostile company is tryin
wholesale price	a price charged to customers who buy large quantities of an item
white elephant	a product or service that has not sold well despite large amounts of money pumped into its developme
world economy	the global marketplace
write-off	a reduction in the recorded value of an asset, usually to zero
WTO	World Trade Organisation
yield	a percentage of the amount invested that is the annual income from the investment
zillionaire	a very wealthy person
zombie	a business that continues to trade even though it is officially insolvent