Hi, my name is Sabrina. I studied in health science program for one and a half years in College Ahuntsic. I recently changed for Social Science this semester and I' m thinking about doing a business career now. I've done some research about this field of study and this glossary can be really helpful for other students like me who is hesitant like me about their future career or people, who just like me, enter this new program and need a little help about this new terms
advertise
verb
Describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.
Example: She has never had to advertise any of her products because "the shops and the product are the best advertisement".
fr: faire de la publicité
analysis
noun
Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
Example: It should not be assumed, however, that an analysis of the incomes per capita of various countries or regions will provide a precise measure of the market potential of each; income is a useful indicator, but it does not provide the full picture.
fr: analyse
balance
noun
A figure representing the difference between credits and debits in an account; the amount of money held in an account.
Example: C Foreign exchange aspects The strength of the country's This will need to be assessed from matters such as currency the country's balance of payments, its inflation rate, real and nominal interest rates, the government's economic policies, and so on.
fr: balance
bank
noun
A financial establishment that invests money deposited by customers, pays it out when required, makes loans at interest, and exchanges currency.
Example: I'm very sceptical of the ability to shift from managing a bank to managing a steel mill, for example.
fr: banque
brand
noun
A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
Example: Many financial services firms paid high prices for established brand names in the sector without considering sufficiently the nature of the markets they were entering.
fr: marque
contract
noun
A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
fr: contrat
debt
noun
Something, typically money, that is owed or due.
Example: The low operating profit may also increase of Wilkinson take the option of 'paying off' Hoopoe's creditors as debt within a company can also prevent a good operating result.
fr: dette
deposit
noun
A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest.
Example: A bank deposit account with almost no risk delivers a better return.
fr: dépot
entrepreneurship
noun
The activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
Example: Innovation requires people with the special qualities of "entrepreneurship", although their psychology is such that innovation is greatly affected by the state of the economy.
fr: entreprenariat
factory
noun
A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
Example: Nothing would be pleasanter than not having to make people redundant, not having to close a factory, but your job is to take the decisions when you have assessed the evidence as carefully as you can and not to shirk them.
fr: usine
grant
noun
A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose.
Example: In 1982 the coal industry recorded a loss of £111 million and an overall deficit of £486 million (after taking into account the government's deficit grant).
fr: subvention
income
noun
Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.
fr: revenu
insurance
noun
A practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium.
Example: Foreign exchange reserves are considered as insurance in times of crisis and go a long way towards building confidence in the financial system.
fr: assurance
interest
noun
Net worth is the value of the assets a person or corporation owns, minus the liabilities they owe. It is an important metric to gauge a company's health, providing a useful snapshot of its current financial position.
Example: In PCD Maltron's case this is bad news; as the company is not very well established the security they can offer is quite low and so the interest charged on the loan would probably not justify taking the loan out.
fr: intérêt
investment
noun
The action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
Example: Furthermore, this will permit a better management of the firm's assets, possibly even enabling it to benefit from future investment opportunities, as they will have some constancy in their revenue figures, and to make long-run plans.
fr: investissement
management
noun
The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
Example: The use of these reserves to finance infrastructure may lead to monetary management problems. 2) Tarapore, S.S. 2003.
fr: gestion
market
noun
An area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted.
Example: The benefits of and reasons for change should be clearly explained to employees (i.e. because of a tougher market place - the change will safeguard the business and employment).
fr: marché
net worth
noun
Net worth is what you own minus what you owe. In other words, the total value of your assets minus your debts equals your net worth.
Example: To illustrate further, the turnover of Exxon Mobil accounts for $63 billion of net worth whereas Pakistan accounts for only $62 billion of net worth (Year 2000 Figures).
fr: valeur nette
seller
noun
A person who sells something.
Example: We consider that shoppers need to be made fully aware that a seller's commission might make the advice they get in a shop or garage at least potentially biased.
fr: vendeur
stock
noun
The capital raised by a business or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares.
Example: I don't want to sound dog - in - the - manger about it, but we have performed reasonably well in quite a difficult retail climate, but a view was put around that the individual companies in the Storehouse group were worth more separately than as a group. popular theory now decrees that small specialist retail companies get a higher stock - market rating than the big conglomerates, so the latest fashion is for Sock Shops, Body Shops, whatever it is, with very high p Es, while larger organisations get a lower rating because they are a group.
