Business Glossary Post - Get 25 Points for Every Business Term and Meaning that You Post

This is just like the inspirational quote post, but with business terms. All you need is a word related to anything having to do with business and its definition or meaning. Feel free to grab words and their meanings from business dictionaries or just give your own interpretation.

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Accounts Receivable - amounts due the company on account from customers who have bought merchandise or received services.

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Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:42pm: Materials handling: Moving, packaging, and storing of materials in every form, ranging from raw materials to finished goods.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:43pm: Mortgage: Lien securing a note payable that has as collateral real assets and that requires periodic payments.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:44pm: Psychographics: Criteria for segmenting consumers by lifestyle, attitudes, beliefs, values, personality, buying motives, and/or extent of product usage.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:44pm: Product : Offering capable of satisfying a need or a want, that is offered to a target market for attention, acquisition, use, or consumption.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:45pm: Focus Group: A form of market research in which a group of people (typically 5-10) are asked about their attitude toward a product, concept, advertisement, idea, or packaging. Can provide feedback about new or proposed products. A recent innovation is to conduct an online focus group.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:47pm: Investment company act of 1940: Legislation passed by Congress requiring registration and regulation of investment companies by the Securities and Exchange Commission.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:47pm: Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT): A type of investment company that invests money (obtained through the sale of its shares to investors) in mortgages and various types of investment in real estate, in order to earn profits for shareholders.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:48pm: Investment life cycle: Time span from acquisition of an investment to final disposition.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Paris E. Tompkins on November 14, 2008 at 7:49pm: Short-term investment funds: Generic name for pooled investment funds that invest in short-term money market instruments or government bonds.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by buzinesss on November 14, 2008 at 7:59pm: acquittance

Full payment of a loan (or discharge of an obligation) evidenced by a document or receipt, such as satisfaction of mortgage issued by a lender (mortgagee).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by buzinesss on November 14, 2008 at 8:00pm: Abatement

Reduction in the amount of a bill or charge such as demurrage, overtime penalty, or rent.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by buzinesss on November 14, 2008 at 8:01pm: Employment at will

Contract of employment that can be terminated either by the employer or the employee at any time and for any reason.; ▶ Reply to This