| Amex |
abbreviation of "American Stock Exchange." |
| ASE |
abbreviation of "American Stock Exchange." |
| au pair |
(French) a girl or woman who works for a family, usu. in a foreign country, in exchange for room and board. [1/2 definitions] |
| bandy |
to exchange or pass back and forth between two or more people, often competitively. [1/4 definitions] |
| bargain |
an agreement that contains the terms of a transaction or exchange. [5/6 definitions] |
| basis point |
a unit equal to one hundredth of one percent, used in economics and finance to measure exchange rates, interest rates, and the like. |
| book club |
a commercial enterprise that sells or lends books to subscribers, usu. at a discount in exchange for a specified minimum purchase. |
| bourse |
a stock exchange of a European city, esp. of Paris, France. |
| buy |
to obtain in exchange for money; purchase. [2/7 definitions] |
| buy off |
to give money in exchange for cooperation, silence, or noninterference; bribe. |
| cartel |
a written agreement between warring governments, esp. for an exchange of prisoners. [1/2 definitions] |
| cash |
to exchange (a check, draft, or money order) for money in the form of bills or coins. [1/3 definitions] |
| cash discount |
a discount on merchandise given in exchange for payment within a stipulated period, or the amount or percentage of the discount. |
| chaffer |
haggling or bargaining over an exchange. [1/4 definitions] |
| change |
to make an exchange. [1/18 definitions] |
| chat |
to exchange written messages instantly with one or more people by typing on a computer or phone, usually using the internet. [3/7 definitions] |
| closed-end investment company |
an investment company that issues a fixed number of shares in large blocks, at infrequent intervals, which are traded on an exchange. |
| commerce |
the exchange of goods or services for money; business transactions. [1/2 definitions] |
| commercial paper |
any of various negotiable papers, such as bills of exchange, used in business transactions. |
| communicate |
to exchange thoughts, ideas, or information. [1/4 definitions] |
| commutation |
exchange or substitution of one thing for another. [1/3 definitions] |