Business Glossary

20 terms

This Business Glossary will help you if you are working in business. I choose 20 words that will be useful for the day you are at work. Those word will help you to be sure to understand every term. Those word will help you to have a better vocabulary and to use the right word at the right moment. You should be able to communicate very well with everyone and don't do mistake about the work you are using.

account
If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
administration
The process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.
balance sheet
A statement of the assets, liabilities, and capital of a business or other organization at a particular point in time, detailing the balance of income and expenditure over the preceding period.
capital
Wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing.
cash flow
The total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business, especially as affecting liquidity.
copyright
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
creditor
A person or company to whom money is owed.
customer account
An identified, named collection of balances and cumulative totals used to summarize customers transaction-related activity over a designated period of time. Customer Account is sub typed into a number of different kinds of accounts such as loyalty account, installment account, etc.
debtor
A person or institution that owes a sum of money.
economies of scale
A proportionate saving in costs gained by an increased level of production.
half year
A period of six months, used especially in reference to financial transactions.
income tax
Income taxes are mandatory payments individuals or businesses make to the government based on their earnings, profits, or taxable income. Governments collect income tax on the profit earned by businesses in their territory—whether those businesses are corporations, partnerships or sole proprietorship.
insolvency
The state of being insolvent; inability to pay one's debts.
liquidity
The ability of a company or an individual to settle short-term liabilities easily and on time.
marketing
The activity or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.
marketing mix
A combination of factors that can be controlled by a company to influence consumers to purchase its products.
meeting
An assembly of people, especially the members of a society or committee, for discussion or entertainment.
return on investment
The profit from an activity for a particular period compared with the amount invested in it.
revenue
Income, especially when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature.
supplier
A company, person, etc. That provides things that people want or need, especially over a long period of time.