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Business & Finance (bĭz'nĭs ənd fə-năns')

Commercial, financial and industrial activity; production and manufacture, exchange and distribution of goods or commodities; management of money and other assets. Minding your own business is encouraged, keeping other people?s business in mind is, too.
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Business & Finance
Accounting Dictionary:
Barron's Dictionary of Accounting Terms
Examples: incremental cost-allocation method , golden parachute agreement , decision-making under certainty , more »
Banking Dictionary:
Barron's Dictionary of Banking Terms
Examples: mastercard international , Installment credit , daylight overdraft , more »
Business Biographies:
More than 600 prominent business people from around the world.
Examples: Steve Jobs , Donald Trump , Lindsay Owen-Jones , more »
Business Dictionary:
Barron's Dictionary for Business Terms
Examples: underwrite , false advertising , debt to equity ratio , more »
Business Encyclopedia:
Useful knowledge about the business and financial world.
Examples: Human resource management , gross domestic product , antitrust legislation , more »
Business Plans:
Examples of real business plans that have been successfully used by live business owners.
Examples: Daycare Facility , Online Merchant , Hotel Resort , more »
Company Histories:
Information on more than 8,000 companies from all over the world.
Examples: Madge Networks N.V , CAE USA Inc , A & E Television Networks , more »
Economics Dictionary:
Definitions of words associated with economics
Examples: tax shelter , law of diminishing returns , contraband , more »
Exchange Rates:
Coinage of each country, and up-to-date currency conversions
Examples: Rupiah , Naira , Bolivar , more »
Finance and Investment Dictionary:
Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms
Examples: Market If Touched Order (MIT) , know your customer , Death Valley Curve , more »
Hoover's Profiles:
Company profiles for private and public companies
Examples: TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. , Ford Motor Company , Apple Computer Inc , more »
Insurance Dictionary:
Barron's Dictionary of Insurance Terms
Examples: Asset Share Value , graduated life table , Captive Insurance Company , more »
Investment Dictionary:
Financial and investment terms
Examples: Nifty 50 , Curb Trading , Act of God Bond , more »
MarketWatch:
Company information provided by MarketWatch
Examples: Coca-Cola , Microsoft , IBM , more »
Marketing Dictionary:
Barron's Dictionary of Marketing Terms
Examples: web banner , make-or-buy (outsource) decision , advocacy advertising , more »
Modern Design Dictionary:
Biographies, movements and concepts of the past 150 years of design
Examples: Kenneth Grange , Swiss Style , Archizoom , more »
Modern Fashion Encyclopedia:
Information on and assessment of fashion designers active during the period from 1945 to the present.
Examples: Klein, Calvin , Gucci , Badgley Mischka , more »
Real Estate Dictionary:
Barron's Dictionary of Real Estate Terms
Examples: High Victorian Italianate , feng-shui , adjustable-rate mortgage , more »
Small Business Encyclopedia:
In-depth information on a wide range of topics of interest to small business owners.
Examples: Tax Planning , mergers and acquisitions , Free-Lance Employment/Independent Contractors , more »
Small Business Glossary:
Short definitions of business terms.
Examples: Local development corporation , Business format franchising , Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Corporation (MESBIC) , more »
US Industry Profile:
Information on industries in American business.
Examples: life insurance , Deep sea transportation of passengers , Canned specialties , more »
Web Marketing:
Terms used in on-line marketing
Examples: Web Site Usability , First-Mover Advantage , Affiliate Marketing , more »


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