| Accrue | V. to accumulate, as interest eg: "The wise person I believe sees this as a rapidly expanding market where the benefit of establishing and holding a lead position will accrue many, many years of benefit," | |
| Affidavit | N. a written oath eg: "There were several facts that I was not given the opportunity to make during my testimony," Burris said in a statement provided to FOX News. "I voluntarily submitted an affidavit so everything was transparent." | |
| Amortization | N. the gradual paying off of a debt at regular intervals eg: "Our overseas operations now contribute 74 percent of proportionate earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, up from 71 percent a year ago," Chua said. | |
| Annuity | N. an investment that provides fixed yearly payments. eg: Travelers Life & Annuity has a long and successful history of providing world-class products and services to its global customer base | |
| Appraise | V. to evaluate measure: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; Apprise: V. to tell or inform ***** of sth | |
| Appreciate | V. to increase in value <=> depreciate | |
| Arbitration | N. settlement of a fispute through a third party. eg: "After much thought, I have decided to appeal my case to the Court of Arbitration of Sport," Landis said in a statement. "I want to take this opportunity to say again, that I am innocent of the doping allegations against me. | |
| Arrears | N. overdue debts 逾期欠款 If someone is in arrears with their payments, or has got into arrears, they have not paid the regular amounts of money that they should have paid. | |
| Assessment | N. evaluation for the prupose of taxation. eg: "Those decisions will be based on a calm assessment by our military commanders on the conditions on the ground, not reaction by Washington politicians to poll results in the media," said Bush | |
| Bankruptcy | N. the legally declared state of being unable to pay debts | |
| Beneficiary | N. a person stipulated to receive benefits from a will, insurance policy, etc. | |
| Brokerage | N. a business licensed to sell stockes and securities. eg: "The Bear Stearns merger provides a unique opportunity to enhance our ability to serve clients by adding new capabilities in prime brokerage and clearing and by improving strength in equities, mortgage trading, commodities and asset management," | |
| Capacity | N. the total number of bytes that can be stored in a computer's memory. | |
| Collateral | N. Property used as security for a loan 抵押物；担保品 | |
| Compensation | N. payment, reimbursement | |
| Consignment | N. shipment of goods to be paid for after they are sold. 装运的货物；运送物 | |
| direct mail | N. the sale of goods and services through the mail. （商店为招揽生意而向人们投寄的）直接邮件 | |
| Endorse | V. to sign the back of a check. V. to say in an advertisement that you use and like a particular product so that other people will want to buy it. （在广告中）宣传，吹嘘（某一产品） | |
| Endowment | N. money given, as a bequest. 捐款；捐赠；资助 | |
| Escrow | N. written evidence of ownership held by a third party until specified conditions are met. 第三方托管 eg. In his letter, Obama also said: "I would urge Brazil to impress upon Iran the opportunity presented by this offer to 'escrow' its uranium in Turkey while the nuclear fuel is being produced." | |
| Executor | N. a person named to carry out someone else's will. 遗嘱执行人 | |
| Exemption | N. money not subject to taxation. | |
| Expenditure | N. an amount of money spent. | |
| Fiscal | adj. financial 财政的；国库的；国家岁入的 | |
| Flextime | N. a system of flexoble work hours. | |
| Forteiture | N. loss of property as a penalty for default or neglect. 没收 | |
| Franchise | N. a special right to operate a business granted by the government or a corporation. | |
| Goodwill | N the value of a business's public image and reputation.商誉 | |
| Journal | N. a written record of financial transactions | |
| kilobyte megabyte | N. 1000 byte N. 1 million byte | |
| Ledger | N. a record book of debits and credits. | |
| Obligation | N. something which you must do because you have promised, because of a law, etc. | |
| Lien | N. a claim on property left in a will 扣押权，留置权（扣押某人财产直至其偿清债务） | |
| Liquidity | N. ability to turn assets into cash. | |
| Margin | N. difference between cost and selling price | |
| Markup | N. the percentage by which selling price is more than the cost. 价格的涨幅 | |
| Monetary | adj. relationg to money 货币的 | |
| Monopoly | N. exclusive control of a commodity or service. 垄断；专营服务 | |
| Petty Cash | N. money kept on hand for incidental purchase. 小额备用现金 | |
| Incidental | Adj./ N. 附带的(事情) | |
| Power of attorney | N. the written right to legally represent another person. 授权书 | |
| Premium | N. a payment, usually for an insurance policy. 保险费 | |
| Prospectus | N. a statement describing a business. 简章 | |
| Proxy | N. authorization to vote for a stockholder at a meeting. 代理权 | |
| Quorum | N. the minimum number of persons required to be present for the transaction of business at a meeting. （会议的）法定人数 | |
| Remittance | N. the sending of money in payment. 汇款金额 | |
| Requisition | N. a written request for supplies. 正式要求；征用 | |
| Rider | N. an amendment to a document. 公文的附加材料；附文 | |
| Royalty | N. a share if the profits from a book or invention paid to the author or patent holder. 版税 | |
| Pledge | N. a serious promise 保证；诺言；誓约 N. a sum of money or something valuable that you leave with somebody to prove that you will do something or pay back money that you owe 抵押； | |
| Solvent | Adj. able to pay debt.有偿付能力 N/ Adj. able to dissolve another substance, or be dissolved in another substance. 有溶解力的;溶剂 | |
| Subsidy | N. a monetary grant. | |
| Tariff | N. a tax on import or exports. | |