My name is Farkhunda Maulahdad Zada, and I am 19 years old. I have been studying at Ahuntsic College for over a year in the Accounting and Management program. This glossary is designed for students in my program. Also, this glossary will help me to write a better text. Because I used Google to have the definition of the words, how to pronounce it, the translation in French, exemple of the sentence to see how to use this word and an image of it. I want that the students of my program to use my glossary in the future in their text and everything.
accounting
noun
The action or process of keeping financial accounts.
Example: The cost of that dinner was recorded in accounting books as $2,800.
en: Comptabilité
balance sheet
noun
A balance sheet is a financial statement that reports a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholder equity.
Example: The company has improved its balance sheet during the past few years and begun making sizable payments to its underfunded pension-plan fund.
en: Bilan
bank loan
noun
Money borrowed from a bank.
Example: He purchased the property, with the aid of a bank loan for 800.
en: Crédit bancaire
bankruptcy
noun
The state of being bankrupt.
Example: The number of bankruptcies was especially high last year.
en: Faillite
budget
noun
An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
Example: He's been trying to live on a budget of less than $1,500 a month.
en: Budget
check
noun
A check is a written, dated, and signed instrument that instructs a bank to pay a specific amount to the bearer.
Example: She deposited the cheque in her husband's account.
en: Chèque
client
noun
A person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company.
Example: Mr Black has been a client of this firm for many years.
en: client
companies
noun
A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
Example: She joined the company last year.
en: entreprises
credit
noun
The ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
Example: Many students rely on credit to finance their education, but it's important to manage it wisely to avoid debt.
en: crédit
discount
noun
A deduction from the usual cost of something, typically given for prompt or advance payment or to a special category of buyers.
Example: The store offers a two percent discount when customers pay in cash.
en: Rabais
free cash flow
noun
The amount of cash that a company has left over after it has paid all of its expenses, including
investments.
Example: The project will be funded with available cash and cash flow from operations, the company said.
en: flux de trésorerie disponible
income statement
noun
An income statement shows a company's revenues, expenses and profitability over a period of time. It is also sometimes called a profit-and-loss (P&L) statement or an earnings statement.
Example: According to its income statement, the company's revenue decreased by 21.5% during the third quarter.
en: compte de résultat
investment
noun
The action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
Example: Buying the house was a good investment.
en: Investissement
management
noun
Management is a process of planning, decision making, organizing, leading, motivation and controlling the human resources, financial, physical, and information resources of an organization to reach its goals efficiently and effectively.
Example: We're using new management techniques.
en: Gestion
money
noun
A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
Example: We're trying to save enough money for a new car.
en: argent
profit
noun
A financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
Example: The company made a profit this year.
en: profit
salary
noun
A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker.
Example: She was offered a salary of $50,000 a year.
en: Salaire
stock
noun
The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.
Example: The fish market had a fresh stock of seafood.
en: Stock
tax
noun
A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.
Example: A new tax was imposed on cigarettes.
en: Impôt
wages
Money that is paid or received for work or services, by the hour, day, or week.
A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially to a manual or unskilled worker.
Example: The company offers competitive wages and good benefits.
