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 has been passes on to another per
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	a person appointed under a will to ensure that the deceased's property is distributed according t
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 a strike, war or storm that is beyond the control of the parties who have signed
foreign currency	a currency used in a foreign country
free period	the period of grace allowed to credit card holder before payments for credit card purchases is d
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
go public	to float the shares of a company
hard currency	a currency that is traded in a foreign exchange market and for which there is demand
haggle	to negotiate the price
hedge fund	a unit trust that takes considerable risk