dormant account	[= a bank account which is no longer used]
dormant company	[= a company which has not made any transactions during a specified accounting period]
downsizing	[= organisational restructuring]
drop a bundle	[= lose a lot of money]
dynamic pricing	[= pricing that changes in line with demand]
earnings cap	[= the top limit of earnings]
earnings yield	[= money earned by a company during a year]
economic growth	[= an increase in the national income of a country]
economic sanctions	[= restrictions on trade with a country]
e-business	[= a company that conducts business/activity on the Internet]
economic welfare	[= the high level of prosperity in an economy]
elephant	[= a very large financial institution]
embezzlement	[= a financial crime, fraud]
endorse	[= to sign a bill or cheque on the back to show that its ownership passes on to another person]
entrepreneur	[= somebody who sets up a business]
equity	[= the issued ordinary share capital plus reserves]
errors and omissions	[= mistakes from incorrect record keeping or accounting]
ethical investment	[= investment only in companies whose policies meet the ethical criteria of the investor]
exchange rate	[= the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for that of another country]
excise duty	[= a tax on goods such as alcohol or tobacco]
executor	[= person appointed to ensure that deceased's property is distributed according to the will]
expense	[= a cost incurred in buying goods or services]
extendable bond	[= a bond whose maturity can be delayed]
face value	[= the value written on a financial instrument]
factoring	[= the sale of debts to a third party at a discount]
fallen angel	[= a stock that was once very desirable but has now dropped in value]
feeding frenzy	[= a period of frantic buyer activity in a market]
fill or kill	[= to carry out a client's order immediately or else the order is cancelled]
final dividend	[= the dividend paid at the end of a year's trading]
finance company	[= a business that lends money to people or companies against collateral]
financial distress	[= the condition of being in severe difficulties over money]
financial year	[= the twelve-month period for which a company produces accounts]
fixed asset	[= a long-term asset such as a machine or building]
float	[= the act of selling shares or bonds to finance a project]
force majeure	[= an event such as strike/ war/ storm that's beyond the control of the parties who signed contract]
foreign currency	[= a currency used in a foreign country]
free period	[= period of grace allowed to credit card holder before payment for credit card purchases is due]
FTSE 100	[= a share index]
GATT	[= General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade]
GDP	[= Gross Domestic Product]
gilt-edged security	[= a security issued by the UK government that pays a fixed interest after a fixed period]
gnomes of Zurich	[= a derogatory name for Swiss bankers]
go-go fund	[= a unit trust that trades in high-return and high-risk investments]
GNP	[Gross National Product]
glamour stock	[= a fashionable security]
golden handcuffs	[= a financial incentive paid to employees to remain in an organisation]
golden handshake	[= a sum of money given to a senior executive on his involuntary departure from a company]