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Shareprice
FormalThe market price quoted on a recognised Stock Exchange for the sale or purchase of a quoted share.Real-world ExampleA company's shareprice moves from $40 to $45 after a strong earnings report...
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Service Level Agreement (SLA)
FormalAn arrangement whereby one party to a contract agrees to provide a detailed level of services to the other party. The SLA contains the performance levels required to meet the standards of the...
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Spend Deferment
FormalThe delay of investment or consumption spending to a future date in order to conserve the finances of a business.Real-world ExampleA company delays a planned $500k software upgrade by 12 mont...
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Stock
FormalTwo common definitions:In the UK/Europe, refers to inventories or finished goods held by a company to satisfy the immediate requirements of customers. In USA, refers to Shares and other inves...
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Substance Over Form
FormalAn accounting term (convention) that describes where ‘the commercial substance of a transaction must override its contractual form’. Accountants are responsible for the true and fair reportin...
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Sweating the Assets
FormalPreferring marginal investments that deliver greater utilisation and profits from existing infrastructure, skills and resources. Sweating the assets means the better utilisation of structures...
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Target Price
FormalThe prediction of a broker of the realistic or ‘target’ share price of a quoted company. If a share is $4 and the broker recommends a target of $5 then the broker is effectively recommending ...
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Tax Avoidance
FormalThe management of your affairs to minimise the tax burden within the regulations and law of a particular country. Tax avoidance is therefore completely legal as opposed to Tax evasion, which ...
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
FormalStands for ‘total cost of ownership’ - and is a measure of the full cost of ownership of a business asset through its useful life. It includes original cost plus running costs, financial and ...
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The Market
FormalA loose term used in business for ‘Capital Markets’ and ‘Money Markets’. Capital markets are financial centers where funds, or capital, can be raised for commercial ventures. Money Markets ar...