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Now that you have got some idea of what corporate executives and analysts will discuss about in a conference call, let’s familiarize ourselves with a few financial terms that you may come across in a script frequently.

Note: Only a few most commonly used financial terms have been provided here to familiarize trainee transcribers and editors. For a more complete list of financial terms and definition, please visit the below mentioned sites.

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Here is a list of few financial terms that you are most likely to come across in a script!

Financial Terms	Financial Terms	Financial Terms
10-K	grant	proprietorship
10-Q	gratuity	prorate
401(k) plan	gross	prospect
52-week high	gross income	prospectus
52-week low	gross margin	prosperity
abandonment	gross profit	protective put
abnormal returns	gross profit margin	protest
ABS (Automated Bond System)	gross revenue	provision
accelerated investments	gross sales	provision for income taxes
accelerated tax	ground lease	proxy
account reconciliation	growth	proxy statement
accounting	growth and income fund	proxy vote
accounts payable	growth fund	public
accounts receivable	growth rate	public company
accretion	guarantee	public limited partnership
accretive	guidance	public relations
accrual	haircut	publicly held
accrued interest	hard goods	publicly traded
accumulation	headline inflation	publicly-traded fund
acquisition	headline risk	punitive damages
acquisition-related intangibles	hedge	purchase
actuals	hedge fund	purchase agreement
actuarial	hedging	purchasing power
actuaries	held to maturity	purchasing power of the dollar
ad valorem	heterogeneous	purchasing power parity
adjudication	hidden asset	purchasing power risk
adjustment	hidden tax	pure competition
administration costs	highly leveraged transaction	pure play
administrative expenses	historical	put
administrative items	hockey stick	put option
affiliate	holdback	put/call ratio
aftermarket	holder of record	puttable
after-tax	holding company	qualified
agency	holding period	qualified dividend
agglomeration	home equity	qualitative research
aggregate	home equity loan	quality
all in	home run	quality control
allocation	homeowner	quantitative analysis
allocation committee	homogeneous	quarter
allowance	horizontal acquisition	quarterly report
alpha	horizontal market	quarter-on-quarter
alt-a	horizontal merger	quasi equity
amalgamation	hostile bid	quiet period
amortization	hostile takeover	quota
analyst	hot stock	quote
annual report	housing market	R&D (Research and Development)
annualized	housing starts	raise
annuity	human capital	ramp up
anticipation	hurdle rate	range
antitrust	hybrid annuity	ranking
anti-trust issues	illiquid	rate
appraisal	immunity	rate of exchange
appreciation	immunization	rate of return
appropriation	impairment	rating service
arbitrage	impairment charge	ratio
arbitration	implication	ratio analysis
arithmetic mean	implied interest rate	raw materials
ARPU (Average Revenue Per User)	import	real asset
arrears	impose	real capital
Articles of Association	in lieu of	real estate
Articles of Incorporation	in line	realized
asset	in perpetuity	realized profit
asset management	in the black	real-time
asset sales	in the red	rebate
assurances	incentive	rebound
ATP (Average Transaction Price)	incentive fee	receipt
attrition	inception	receivable days
attrition rate	incidental benefit	receivables
auction	income	recession
auction market	income distribution	reclassification
audit	income fund	recognize
audit fees	income statement	recommendation
audit report	income stream	reconciliation
auditor	income tax	record
average daily sales	incorporated	record date
average occupancy cost	incorporation	recourse loan
average sales price	incremental	recovery
average tangible equity	incremental cost	red ink
averages	incremental cost of capital	redeem
averaging	incremental internal rate of return	redeemable
B2B (Business-to-Business)	incubator	redeemable bond
B2C (Business-to-Consumer)	indemnify	redeemable shares
baby boomer	indemnity	redemption
back office	indenture	refinancing
back up	index	refund
backdating	index bond	regional bank
back-end load	index fund	register
backlog	index swap	registered
backward integration	indexed loan	Registered Company
backwardation	indexing	registrar
bad debt	indirect cost	registration
bad debt reserve	indirect investment	regression
balance of payments	inducement	regressive tax
balance sheet	industrial	regulation
balanced fund	industrial goods	Regulation FD
bancassurance	industry	regulatory agency
bank	inelasticity	regulatory requirements
bank draft	inflation	regulatory risk
bankruptcy	inflation hedge	reimbursement
barriers to entry	inflation rate	reinstate
barter	inflationary	reinsurance
base rate	inflection point	reinvestment
Basel I	infrastructure	REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust)
Basel II	infringement	relative value
basic earnings per share	inherent	remainder
basis point	inheritance	remittance
basis swap	in-house	remuneration
basket	initiate coverage	renewable
bear market	injunction	rent
bearer bond	innovation	reorganization
bearish	insider buying	repatriation
below par	insider selling	repay
benchmark	insider trading	replacement value
beneficiary	insolvency	repo
benefit	insolvent	representative
bid	installment	reprice
Big Three	institution	repurchase agreement
bill of exchange	institutional broker	requisition
billing cycle	instrument	resale
blackout period	insurable interest	resale value
Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model	insurance	rescind
blended rate	insured	rescission
Blue Chip	insurer	research and development
blue-collar	intangible asset	reseller
Board of Directors	intellectual property	reservation
boardroom	interbank	reserve ratio
boilerplate	intercommodity spread	reserve requirement
bond	interest	residential mortgage
book building	interest income	residual
book value per share	interest rate	residual value
bookkeeping	interest-bearing	resolution
book-to-bill ratio	interim	resource
boom and bust cycle	interim dividend	resource allocation
borrow	interim financing	restatement
borrowed reserves	intermediary	restricted security
borrower	intermediate goods	restricted stock
borrowing base	internal audit	restrictive credit policy
bottom line	internal auditor	restructure
Bourse	intervals	restructuring
brand	intrinsic value	result
breach of trust	inventory	retail
break-even analysis	inventory lien	retail banking
break-even point	inventory turnover	retail investor
bricks and mortar	inventory turns	retail lending
bridge financing	invest	retail price
bridge loan	invested capital	retained earnings
broker	investment	retention rate
brokerage	investor relations	retire
buck	invoice	retirement
budget	IPO (Initial Public Offering)	retroactive
budget deficit	IRR (Internal Rate of Return)	retrocession
budget surplus	irredeemable bond	return
bull	irrevocable	revaluation
bull market	issue	revenue
bullion	issuer	revenue sharing
bullish	January Effect	reversal
bunching	Jensen index	reverse acquisition
bundling	joint ownership	reverse hedge
burn rate	Joint Stock Company	reverse mortgage
burnout	joint venture	reverse split
business	jointly and severally	revocation
business cycle	judgment	revoke
business model	judicial foreclosure	revolving collateral
business plan	jumbo CD (jumbo Certificate of Deposit)	revolving line of credit
business process outsourcing	jumbo loan	RevPAR (revenue per available room)
buy in	jurisdiction	RFP (Request For Proposal)
buy order	justified price	right of first offer
buyback	kickback	right of first refusal
buyer's market	labor	rights issue
buyout	labor force	rights offering
buy-sell agreement	labor-intensive	risk adjusted return
buy-side	ladder option	risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC)
bylaws	lag	risk capital
CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)	laissez-faire	risk management
calendar year	land contract	risk reversal
call	land lease	risk/return trade-off
call option	landlocked	risk-averse
callable	lapse	risk-weighted asset
cancellation of debt	lapsed option	RMBS (Residential Mortgage-Backed Security)
cap	large cap	road show
cap rate	launch	ROCE (Return on Capital Employed)
capacity	law of large numbers	ROE (Return on Equity)
capacity utilization rate	layoff	ROI (Return on Investment)
CapEx (Capital Expenditure)	lead time	ROIC (Return on Invested Capital)
capital	lease	roll over
capital appreciation	lease acquisition cost	roll up
capital efficiency	leaseback	rollout
capital employed	leasehold	royalty
capital gain	lease-purchase agreement	Rule of 72
capital goods	ledger	Rule of 78
capital loss carryforward	leg	run rate
capital structure	legacy	S&P (Standard & Poor's)
capitalization	legal	S&P 500
carryforward	legal entity	safe harbor
carve-out	legal tender	salable
cash	legislative risk	salary
cash collateral	lend	sale
cash conversion cycle	lender	sale and leaseback
cash equivalents	lending agreement	sale price
cash flow	lessee	sales
cash flow statement	lessor	sales force
cash flows from financing activities	letter of credit	sales tax
cash flows from investing activities	letter of intent	salvage value
cash flows from operating activities	level load	same-store sales
casualty loss	level playing field	satellite operation
caveat emptor	leverage	saturation
ceiling	leverage ratio	saving
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)	Leveraged Buyout	savings account
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)	leveraging	scalability
Chairman of the Board	levered	scale
charge	liability	scarcity
charge off	liability swap	scenario
charter	LIBOR	schedule
churn rate	license	seasonality
circular	licensing	SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
circular flow of income	lien	SEC filing
claim	life cycle	secondary market
claim dilution	life expectancy	secondary mortgage market
Class A Shares	life insurance	secondary offering
class action suit	LIFO (Last In, First out)	secured
Class B Shares	like-for-like sales	secured loan
clawback	limit	securities
closed fund	limited company	Securities Act of 1933
closed period	limited partnership	Securities Exchange Act of 1934
closed-end mortgage	line of credit	securitization
closely held	linkage	securitize
closing bell	liquid net worth	security
closing statement	liquidate	seed capital
COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)	liquidation	segment
COGS (Cost of Goods Sold)	liquidity	segregated account
collar	liquidity ratio	sell
collateral	list price	sell out
collateralized	listed	seller's market
collectible	litigate	selling short
collection	loan	selloff
combined ratio	loan origination fee	sell-side analyst
commerce	loan-deposit ratio	senior debt
commercial mortgage-backed security	locked in	senior secured debt
commercial paper	lock-in	sensitivity
commingling	lockup period	sensitivity analysis
commission	logistics	sequential
commitment	long position	series
commoditize	long put	series bond
commodity	long-term	series fund
common equity	lookback option	service
common shares	loss	service contract
common stock	loss carryover	service fee
company	lows	session
comparison	loyalty program	settle
compensation	lump sum	settlement
competition	macroeconomics	settlement costs
competitive bid	maintenance	settlement date
competitor	maintenance fee	settlement options
compliance	majority ownership	severability
complimentary	majority shareholder	severally but not jointly
comply	make whole provision	severance costs
compounding	malpractice	severance pay
comprehensive coverage	managed account	SFAS (Statement of Financial Accounting Standards)
comps	management	SG&A (Selling, General and Administrative Expenses)
comptroller	management buyin	share
concession	management buyout	share price
condition	management's discussion and analysis	share repurchase plan
conglomerate	mandate	shareholder
consensus forecast	mandatory convertible	shareholder of record
conservative	manifesto	shareholders' equity
consideration	manufacturing overhead	shares authorized
consignment	margin	shares outstanding
consolidation	margin call	Sharpe ratio
consortium	margin rate	shelf life
consumer	marginal	short-term
consumer bank	marginal cost	shrinkage
consumer confidence	marginal rate	shutdown
consumer finance	markdown	sideways
consumer goods	market	simple interest
consumption	market cap	simple moving average
contagion	market price	simulation
contango	market value	single-entry bookkeeping
contingency	marketability	sinking fund
continuing operations	marketable securities	SIP (Systematic Investment Plan)
contract	marketing	slowdown
contribution	marking up or down	slump
controller	mark-to-market	small cap
controlling interest	markup	small cap stock
conversion	mass market	snowballing
conversion ratio	matured	social responsibility
conversion value	maturity	soft commodity
convertible	maturity date	soft market
COO (Chief Operating Officer)	maturity value	sold
cooperative	mean	sole proprietor
copay	median	sole proprietorship
copyright	Medicaid	solvency ratio
corporate	Medicare	solvent
corporate bond	medium-term	source
corporate governance	mercantile	sovereign debt
corporation	merchandise	SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
corpus	merchant	special dividend
correction	merchant bank	special purpose entity
correlation	merger	specialized fund
cost	mezzanine financing	specialty fund
Cost Accounting	micro cap	speculation
cost basis	microeconomics	speculative
cost of sales	mid cap	speculative stock
cost structure	milestone	speculator
cost/benefit analysis	minimum wage	spend
counterclaim	minimum yield	spike
countercyclical	minority interest	spinning
countermand	minority ownership	spinoff
counteroffer	mitigate	split
counterparty risk	model	split off
coupon	modeling	sponsor
covenant	momentum	sponsorship
cover	monetary	spot
coverage	monetize	spot commodity
coverage ratio	monetizing debt	spot market
credit	money	spot price
credit analysis	money market	spot yield curve
credit cycle	monopoly	spread
credit default swap	Moody’s	spread option
credit derivative	moratorium	squeeze
credit facility	mortgage	squeeze out
credit limit	mortgage banking	stability
credit quality	mortgage origination	stabilization
credit squeeze	mortgage rate	stable
creditworthiness	mortgage-backed securities	stable market
cross-hedging	moving average	staggered maturities
cross-selling	multinational	stagging
cumulative	multiple	stagnation
currency	multiplier	stake
currency swap	muni	stakeholder
current assets	municipal	standard
current liabilities	municipal bond	standard accounting practice
cushion	mutual fund	standard deviation
customary arrangement	NAIC (National Association of Investors Corporation)	standard of living
customer	NAREIT (National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts)	standing order
cycle	Nasdaq	startup
cyclical	national income	stated capital
daily high	National Stock Exchange	stated maturity
daily low	nationalization	statement
damages	natural resources	Statement of Cash Flows
date of issue	NAV (Net Asset Value)	statute
date of maturity	NAV (Net Asset Value)	statutory
date of payment	near term	step down
day order	negligible	step-down lease
days payable	negotiable	step-up lease
days receivable	negotiable instrument	sterilization
de facto	net	sterilized intervention
deal	net adjusted present value	stickiness
deal flow	net after tax gain	stimulus package
debenture	net assets	stipulate
debit	net cash flow	stock
debt	net debt	stock buyback
debt financing	net earnings	stock exchange
debt fund	net income	stock market
debt swap	net interest income	stock option
debt to income ratio	net interest margin	stock rating
debt/asset ratio	net margin	stock split
debt/equity ratio	net operating margin	stock swap
debt-equity swap	net proceeds	stock ticker
debtholder	net profit	stock valuation
debtor	net profit margin	stockbroker
debt-to-capital ratio	net worth	stockholder
decree	net yield	stockholder of record
deduction	newsletter	stockholders' equity
deed	NOI (Net Operating Income)	stop-loss
default	nominal	store of value
defer	nominal asset	straddle
deferral of taxes	nominal rate	straight line depreciation
deferred revenue	nominal value	strategic alliance
deferred tax	nominal yield	strategic buyout
deficiency	non-bank financial company	strategic planning
deficit	non-callable	strategy
deflation	non-compete agreement	strip
defunct	non-financial asset	structure
delayed	non-interest expense	structured finance
deleverage	non-interest income	structured investment vehicle
delinquent	non-interest-bearing note	subordinated
delist	nonperforming asset	subordinated debt
delivery	non-profit organization	subordination clause
delta	nonrecurring charge	subpoena
delta hedging	nonrefundable	subprime loan
demand	nonrenewable	subprime mortgage
demand curve	normalized earnings	subscribe
demand elasticity	notarize	subscription price
dematerialization	note	subsidiary
demerger	not-for-profit organization	subsidy
demographics	notice	succession
demonetization	notice period	sue
denominated	notional	suitability
depletion	notional value	sunk cost
deposit	NPV (Net Present Value)	super senior
depositary receipt	null and void	superannuation
depreciation	NYSE (New York Stock Exchange)	supercede
deregulation	objective	supplier
derivative	obligation	supply
derivative market	obsolescence	supply chain
devaluation	occupancy agreement	supply curve
differential	occupation	support
dilute	OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)	supranational
diluted earnings per share	of record	surcharge
diluted share	off the books	surety
dilution	offer	surety bond
direct marketing	offering	surplus
director	officer	surrender charge
disbursement	offset	surrender value
discharge	offshore company	swap
disclaimer	offshoring	swap rate
disclosure	OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization)	swap reversal
discontinued	oligopoly	swap spread
discontinued operations	omnibus account	swaption
discount	on balance	sweep account
discretion	one time charge	switching
discretionary	one-share one-vote rule	syndicate
disinvestment	online banking	syndicate manager
disposable income	online broker	syndication
disposition	online trading	synergy
dissolution	OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)	systemic risk
distress sale	open economy	take-or-pay contract
distribution	open ended	takeover
diversifiable risk	open market	takeover bid
diversification	open-end credit	tangible asset
diversified	opening bell	target
divest	operating	tariff
divestiture	operating asset	TARP (Troubled Assets Relief Program)
divestment	operating cash flows	tax
dividend	operating costs	tax credit
dividend payout ratio	operating cycle	tax deduction
dividend per share	operating expense	tax deferral
dollar cost averaging	operating income	tax haven
domicile	operating lease	tax rate
Dow Jones Industrial Average	operating leverage	taxable
downgrade	operating margin	taxable income
downside risk	operating profit	taxation
downsizing	operating profit margin	tax-exempt
downturn	operation	tax-exempt bond
draft	operational risk	tenancy
drawback	optimization	tenant
drawdown	option	tender
DSO (Days Sales Outstanding)	option agreement	tender offer
due date	order	tenure
due diligence	order flow	term
duration	order imbalance	term bond
earnest money	ordinance	term CD
earnings	organization	term deposit
earnings estimate	organizational chart	term loan
earnings growth	original face value	term to maturity
earnout	originate	terminal value
EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Tax)	origination fee	terminate
EBITA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax and Amortization)	orphan stock	terms
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization)	other current assets	testament
EBITDAR (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent)	other long term liabilities	testimony
economic cycle	outlay	The Street
economic indicator	outperform	third party
economy	outside director	ticker
economy of scale	outsourcing	ticker symbol
effective tax rate	outstanding	ticket
efficiency	outstanding stock	tier
efficiency ratio	over the counter derivative	tight market
elasticity	over the counter market	tilted portfolio
embedded option	overage	time decay
embedded value	overallotment	time deposit
emerging market	overdraft	time horizon
employee contribution	overdue	time to market
endorsement	overhang	time-sharing
endowment	overhead	TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Security)
enterprise	overhead ratio	title
enterprise value	overlapping debt	top line
entitlements	oversubscribed	toxic assets
entity	Over-the-Counter	trade
entrepreneur	overwriting	trade barrier
entrepreneurship	owe	trade bloc
entry barrier	own	trade name
EPS (Earnings per Share)	owner of record	trademark
equities	owner's equity	trader
equity	P&L (Profit & Loss)	trading
equity capital	paid-up capital	trading floor
equity injection	paired shares	trading session
equity market	pairing off	traditional economy
equity swap	panic buying	trailing
equity value	panic selling	tranche
escheatment	paper	transaction
escrow	paper asset	transfer
escrow account	paper trading	transfer payments
ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)	par	transfer pricing
estimated tax	par value	transparent market
European Union	parent company	treasurer
Eurozone	Pareto's Law	Treasury
exceptional item	parity	Treasury Bill
excess accumulation	partial spinoff	Treasury Bond
excess cash	partial surrender	Treasury Note
excess margin	partially amortized loan	trend
exchange	participation	trend analysis
exchange rate	participatory note	trend reversal
exchange rate risk	partnership	trendline
excise tax	party	troubleshooting
exclusion	pass-through	trough
exclusive	past-due balance method	trust
exemption	patent	trust company
exit fee	pattern	trust fund
exit strategy	pawn	trust-preferred security
expenditure	pay	turnaround
expense	payables	turnkey
expense ratio	payback	turnover
expiration	payback period	turnover ratio
export	paydown	tycoon
export license	payment	ultimatum
Export-Import Bank	payment in kind	unappropriated profit
exposure	payment option ARM	unaudited opinion
extension	payout	uncertainty
extraordinary item	payout ratio	unconditional
extrapolation	payroll	underbooked
face value	PE ratio (price/earnings ratio)	undercapitalization
factor	peak	underemployment
factoring	pegging	underinsured
fair market value	penalty	underlying
fair value	penny	underperform
fallout risk	pension	underperformer
Fannie Mae	pension benefit	undervalued
FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board)	pension fund	underwater
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)	pension plan	underwrite
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)	per	underwriter
feasible	per capita	underwriting
Fed	per capita income	underwriting agreement
fed funds	per diem	undiversifiable risk
Federal	per se	unemployment
fee	performance	unemployment rate
fee-based financial planning	performance bond	unencumbered property
fee-for-service	performance-based compensation	unequivocal
FFO (Funds from Operations)	period	union
FHA (Federal Housing Administration)	periodic payment plan	unissued stock
FICO score	perk	unit
fictitious trading	permit	unit cost
fidelity bond	perpetual	unit linked
FIFO (First in, First out)	perpetuity	unit value
filing	perquisite	unleveraged
finance	petty cash	unlevered free cash flow
finance charge	physical commodity	unlimited liability
finance company	physical market	unlimited risk
financial	pickup	unlisted
financial holding company	piggyback loan	unload
financial institution	placement	unpaid dividend
financial instrument	plain vanilla	unqualified opinion
financial leverage	plaintiff	unrealized
financial market	planning	unrealized loss
finished goods	plant	unrealized profit
firewall	plateau	unsecured
firm	play	unsecured loan
first lien debt	pledge	unsubordinated debt
first mortgage	pledging	unwind
first-mover advantage	plow back	upgrade
fiscal	point of sale	upside
fiscal package	point of service	upswing
fiscal policy	policy	uptick
fiscal year	policyholder	useful life
Fitch Ratings	political risk	valuation
fixed annuity	pool	valuation reserve
fixed asset	pooled fund	value fund
fixed benefits	population	value-added
fixed cost	portability	VAR (Value At Risk)
fixed expenses	portfolio	variability
fixed income	portfolio management	variable
flat rate	portfolio turnover	variable annuity
flat yield curve	portfolio variance	variable cost
flexible benefit plan	position	variable interest rate
flight of capital	positioning	variable rate
flight to quality	positive yield curve	variable rate certificate
float	possession	variance
floating debt	postdate	variation
floating exchange rate	posting	VAT (Value Added Tax)
floating rate	postponement option	vendor
floor	Power of Attorney	vendor financing
floor limit	precedence	venture
flow of funds	precious metals	venture capital
follow-on	preempt	venture capitalist
forbearance	preemptive right	vertical acquisition
forced conversion	pre-existing conditions	vertical integration
forecast	preexisting use	vertical market
foreclosure	preference shares	vertical merger
foreign currency translation	preferred debt	vertical spread
foreign exchange	preferred equity	vested
Forex	preferred shares	vesting
forex swap	preferred stock	vesting period
forfeiting	preliminary	visibility
forfeiture	premises	void
Form 10-K	premium	voidable
Form 10-Q	prepaid expense	volatile
Form 8-K	prepayment	volatility
Form S-1	present value	volatility risk
Form S-3	preservation of capital	voluntary contribution
Fortune 500	President	voting right
forward	pretax	wages
forward contract	pre-tax profit margin	waiting period
forward curve	price	waiver
forward deal	price maker	waiver of premium
forward integration	price range	Wall Street
forward price	price taker	war chest
forward sale	primary market	warehouse receipt
forward-looking statements	primary mortgage market	warrant
franchise	prime	warranty
free cash flow	principal	watch list
free market	principal amount	wealth management
freed up	principal shareholder	weighted
frequency	principle	weighted average
friendly takeover	prioritization of debt	weighted average cost of capital
fringe benefits	priority	weighted average maturity
front office	private banking	weighting
front-end load	private company	when issued
frozen account	private corporation	when, as, and if issued
fulfillment	private equity	whipsaw
full disclosure	private placement	whistle blower
fully diluted earnings per share	private sector	white-collar
functional currency	Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995	wholesale
fund	privately held corporation	wholesale banking
fund balance	privatization	wholesale price
fundamentals	privilege	wholesaler
fungible	pro forma	wholly-owned subsidiary
futures	pro rata	windfall
FX (Foreign Exchange)	probate	window
GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)	proceeds	window of opportunity
gain	procure	window-dressing
gap	producer	win-win
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)	product	withdraw
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)	product line	withdrawal
gearing	production rate	withholding
general and administrative overhead	productive	withholding tax
general partner	productivity	work force
geometric mean	profile	Workers Compensation
global fund	profit	working capital
globalization	profit and loss statement	World Trade Organization
going concern	profit margin	worth
going public	profit maximization	write
gold bond	profitability	write down
gold standard	profit-sharing	write up
good faith	program	write-off
good faith estimate	progressive tax	writer
goods	project	written-down value
goodwill	projection	yardstick
government	promissory note	year-over-year
government bond	proof of concept	Year-To-Date
government securities	property	yield
government stimulus	property insurance	yield curve
grace period	property tax	yield spread
grade	proposal	zone
grandfather clause	proprietor	zoning