Business Terms (600) abatement abnormal returns absorbed account absorbed business absorbed costs absorption costing abstract abusive tax shelter accelerated amortization accelerated depreciation acceleration clause acceptance access access bond access savings account accommodation accommodation check account account hold accounting cost accounting insolvency account balance accountant accounting equation accounting period accounts payable accounts receivable accretion accrual accounting accrual basis accrued expense accrued interest acquisition credit acquisition discount acquisition loan acre actuary addendum administrator as valorem taxes adverse possession advertising advocacy affidavit affirmative lending affordable housing program agency basis agency agent Americans with disabilities act amortization analysis annual receipts annual report appraisal appreciation arrears assets assign auction audit average costs back pay backup bad debts balance balanced budget balance of trade 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corporation cost of goods sold credit credit bureau credit line credit rating credit report current assets current liabilities current ratio debt debt capital debit financing debit ratio deed of trust default deferred loan deficit deficit financing deficit spending deflation depreciation desktop publishing devaluation development capital differentiated marketing direct cost direct mail direct selling dirty price disabled disbursement discount distribution channel distributor dividend downsize drop shipment earning power earnings easement e-business e-commerce employees employer identification number enterprise entrepreneur equal opportunities equipment equity equity capital equity financing equity partnership ergonomics escrow escrow accounts esop establishment Euro exchange exchange controls exchange rate excise duty expense account expenses export agent exporting extraordinary items facsimile machine factor factoring fair and reasonable price federal funds feedback fiduciary finance 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investments invisible exports invoice job sharing joint account joint ownership judgment judgment by confession junk bond keystone labor force lapse law of diminishing returns lease legal rate of interest lemon letter of agreement letter of credit leverage leveraged buy-out liability liability insurance license lien lifestyle limited partnership liquid assets liquidation liquidity loan agreement loan long term liabilities loss rate macroeconomics mail order management marginal cost market marketable market analysis market development market demand market forecast marketing market niche market positioning market share market targeting marketing mix marketing research markup mass marketing maturity maturity extensions mentor merchandise merger micro business micro marketing middleman minority businesses mlm mortgage multi level marketing multilevel sales NASDAQ negotiated grievance procedure negotiation negotiation dispute net assets net capital net cash balance net errors net income net fixed assets net margin net operation income net proceeds net profit net worth niche no-load fund nominations non-bank lenders nondisclosure agreement nonrecurring note objective obsolescence ombudsman open-end credit open market operating cash flow operating costs operating expenses optimize option order ordinary interest organizational market outsourcing overdraft overdraft facility overdrawn outlays outsourcing overhead overprice partnering partnership pass passive investment management patent payable payment gateway payment-in-kind Pay Pal perception petty cash phantom income pink slip piracy placement fee planning poaching point of purchase postdate power of attorney prebilling preferred lenders prepaid expenses prepayment penalty price price ceiling price discrimination price floor price planning price war principal prime rate probability probation producers product product liability product life cycle product line product mix profit and loss statement profit profit margin profit sharing pro-forma pro-forma invoice promotion promotional pricing prompt payment act proprietorship protest psychographics publicity qualification payment qualified lead quality questionnaire random sampling rate of interest ratio rebating recession recurring payments redemption redundancy refinance refund reinsurance resources response marketing response rate retail retailing retained earnings return of investment revenue revolving fund salary sales sales channel sales force sales forecast sales network sales outlet sales promotion sales quota sales representative sample SBC (Small Business Centers) SBDC (Small Business Investment Corporation) SBIC (Small Business Development Centers) SCORE T (Service Corps of Retired Executives) security seasonal business seasonality secondary market seed money self-employment self-liquidating service business service charge settlement setup costs share short-term notes SIC (Standard Industrial Classification Code) simple interest sole proprietorship 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