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Finance Vocab Words
Definitions of Social Studies vocabulary
| Vocab Word | Definiton |
|---|---|
| Dividend | Portion of a company's profits (earnings) that stockholders may be given. |
| Liquidity | Converting an asset -in this case a stock- into money with little or no value loss. |
| Private Company | Owned by a person, family, or small group that doesn't sell stock. |
| Profit/Earnings | Amount of money left after subtracting company expenses from revenue. |
| Public Company | Owned by investors who buy stock shares through a stock exchange. |
| Risk | Chance of losing all or part of an investment. |
| Stock | Ownership of shares in a business. |
| Stockholders | One who owns shares in a company. |