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financial terms
Term | Definition |
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ALLOWANCE | the amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose. |
BUDGET | an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time. |
BUDGET VARIANCE | the difference between the budgeted or baseline amount of expense or revenue, and the actual amount |
FINANCIAL PLAN | a comprehensive evaluation of an individual's current pay and future financial state by using current known variables to predict future income, asset values and withdrawal plans. |
FIXED EXPENSE | an expense that will be the same total amount regardless of changes in the amount of sales, production, or some other activity. |
MONEY MANAGEMENT | the process of budgeting, saving, investing, spending or otherwise in overseeing the cash usage of an individual or group. ... Also referred to as "investment management" and/or "portfolio management". |
NET WORTH | defined as assets minus liabilities. Essentially, it is a measure of what an entity is worth. |
PERSONAL ASSETS | an asset in the form of money or chattels. |
BUDGET CATEGORY | expenses are especially prominent on the Income statement |
FINANCIAL GOALS | targets, usually driven by specific future financial needs |
INCOME | money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments. |
LONG TERM GOALS | Goals that take a long time to achieve |
SHORT TERM GOALS | something you want to accomplish soon. |
DEFICIT | the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small. |
SURPLUS | an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand. |
START UP COST | Non-recurring costs associated with setting up a business |
EQUITY | the quality of being fair and impartial. |
DEBT | something, typically money, that is owed or due. |
REVENUE | income, especially when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature. |
PROFIT | a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something. |
LOSS | the fact or process of losing something or someone. "avoiding loss of time" |
CASH FLOW | the total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, especially as affecting liquidity |
LINE OF CREDIT | an amount of credit extended to a borrower. |
INTEREST RATE | the proportion of a loan that is charged as interest to the borrower, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan outstanding. |
ASSET | a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality. |
LIABILITY | the state of being responsible for something, especially by law. |
COLLATERAL | something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default. |
CAPITAL | the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center. |
LOAN TERM | a monetary loan that is repaid in regular payments over a set period of time |