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| 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. |
| cofinance |
combined form of finance. |
| deficit financing |
a governmental policy of borrowing to finance government spending. |
| economics |
(used with a pl. verb) matters of finance or economy; financial affairs. [1/2 definitions] |
| ex1 |
in finance, without or excluding. [1/2 definitions] |
| financial |
of or pertaining to money or those who deal in finance and credit. |
| flier |
(informal) a risky venture or attempt, esp. in business or finance. [1/4 definitions] |
| junk bond |
a low-rated, high-yield corporate bond, often issued to finance the takeover of a company. |
| letter of credit |
a letter from a bank authorizing the bearer to withdraw specified sums of money, usu. from other banks, finance houses, or agencies, to be charged to the bank that issued the letter. |
| leverage |
in finance, the degree of ability of a person, company, or group to increase the percentage of return on an investment or investments through borrowing. [1/5 definitions] |
| liquidity |
in finance, the quality of a market in which buying and selling can occur without great changes in price. [1/3 definitions] |
| par |
in finance, at or concerning par. [1/7 definitions] |
| prefinance |
combined form of finance. |
| scrip |
in finance, a certificate representing a fractional portion of a share of stock or jointly owned property. [1/3 definitions] |
| self-finance |
combined form of finance. |
| stake2 |
to give money or supplies to (someone) for some specific purpose; finance; grubstake. [1/6 definitions] |
| write-down |
in finance, a reduction in the book value of an inventory item or other asset because of depreciation or a decrease in market price. |
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