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Finance Writing Vocabulary: Nouns 199 words

January 8, 2010 By Laura B. (Toronto Canada)
Nouns that can be used when writing about finance and investing topics (mostly negative).

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  1. adjustment
    the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
  2. administration
    the act of governing; exercising authority
  3. adviser
    an expert who gives advice
  4. advisor
    an expert who gives advice
  5. analyst
    someone who is skilled at analyzing data
  6. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
  7. balance
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
  8. balance sheet
    a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
  9. banker
    a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
  10. banking system
    banks collectively
  11. beneficiary
    the recipient of funds or other benefits
  12. bloodshed
    the shedding of blood resulting in murder
  13. blown-up
    as of a photograph; made larger
  14. bolster
    support and strengthen
  15. bond
    a connection that fastens things together
  16. boom
    a deep prolonged loud noise
  17. borrower
    someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
  18. borrowing
    obtaining funds from a lender
  19. bottom
    the lower side of anything
  20. broker
    a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
  21. bubble
    a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
  22. budget
    a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
  23. bullion
    a mass of precious metal
  24. bust
    a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
  25. buyer's market
    a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy
  26. capital
    one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
  27. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  28. CEO
    the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
  29. CFO
    the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
  30. chart
    a visual display of information
  31. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  32. commodity
    articles of commerce
  33. consultant
    an expert who gives advice
  34. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  35. consumer credit
    a line of credit extended for personal or household use
  36. consumer loan
    a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay
  37. contagion
    an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  38. contraction
    the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
  39. corporation
    a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
  40. corruption
    lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
  41. CPA
    an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state
  42. crash
    break violently or noisily; smash;
  43. creation
    the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
  44. credit
    an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
  45. credit crunch
    a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
  46. creditor
    a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
  47. critic
    a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
  48. currency
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
  49. cutback
    a reduction in quantity or rate
  50. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
  51. danger
    the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
  52. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  53. dealer
    someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
  54. debt
    the state of owing something (especially money)
  55. debtor
    a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
  56. decade
    the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
  57. decline
    grow worse
  58. decrease
    a change downward
  59. deficit
    the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
  60. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  61. depreciation
    a decrease in price or value
  62. Depression
    a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
  63. depression
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  64. derivative
    a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
  65. disinflation
    a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
  66. dislocation
    an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
  67. displacement
    to move something from its natural environment
  68. dole
    a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
  69. downsizing
    the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
  70. downturn
    a worsening of business or economic activity
  71. dream
    a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
  72. drop
    let fall to the ground
  73. economic crisis
    a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
  74. economic growth
    steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)
  75. economist
    an expert in the science of economics
  76. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  77. equity
    conformity with rules or standards
  78. ETF
    a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange
  79. euphoria
    a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
  80. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
  81. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  82. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  83. failure
    an act that fails
  84. fallout
    the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
  85. financing
    the act of financing
  86. fire sale
    a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
  87. forecast
    a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
  88. foreclosure
    the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
  89. foresight
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
  90. fragility
    quality of being easily damaged or destroyed
  91. freeze
    change from a liquid to a solid when cold
  92. fund
    a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
  93. gap
    an open or empty space in or between things
  94. GDP
    the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)
  95. globe
    an object with a spherical shape
  96. gravity
    (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
  97. guarantee
    an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
  98. guru
    a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
  99. hedge fund
    a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging
  100. high finance
    large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical)
  101. home buyer
    someone buying a house
  102. housing
    structures collectively in which people are housed
  103. import
    bring in from abroad
  104. increase
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
  105. index
    an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
  106. index fund
    a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index
  107. inflation
    the act of filling something with air
  108. initial public offering
    a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
  109. interest
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
  110. interest rate
    the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
  111. intervention
    the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
  112. investment
    the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
  113. investment banker
    a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
  114. investor
    someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
  115. IPO
    a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
  116. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  117. layoff
    the act of laying off an employee or a work force
  118. lender
    someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
  119. liability
    the state of being legally obliged and responsible
  120. limit
    as far as something can go
  121. liquidity
    the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
  122. loan
    the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
  123. logic
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
  124. loss
    the act of losing someone or something
  125. losses
    something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
  126. malaise
    physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
  127. mania
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  128. market
    a marketplace where groceries are sold
  129. market capitalisation
    an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share
  130. market cross
    a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted
  131. market forces
    the interaction of supply and demand that shapes a market economy
  132. metal
    any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
  133. misadventure
    an instance of misfortune
  134. mortgage-backed security
    a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government
  135. mutual fund
    the pooled money that is invested in assets
  136. national debt
    the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions)
  137. objective
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
  138. obligation
    the state of being obligated to do or pay something
  139. optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
  140. panic
    an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
  141. payment
    the act of paying money
  142. penny stock
    a stock selling for less that $1/share
  143. pessimist
    a person who expects the worst
  144. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
  145. pond scum
    free-floating freshwater green algae
  146. portfolio
    a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
  147. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
  148. price
    the amount of money needed to purchase something
  149. profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  150. profit margin
    the ratio gross profits divided by net sales
  151. property
    something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
  152. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  153. purchase
    obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
  154. rally
    gather
  155. rate
    a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure
  156. ratio
    the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
  157. rationale
    (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
  158. recession
    the act of ceding back
  159. recovery
    return to an original state
  160. reduction
    the act of decreasing or reducing something
  161. regulation
    the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
  162. return
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
  163. reversal
    the act of reversing the order or place of
  164. revulsion
    intense aversion
  165. rip-off
    the act of stealing
  166. risk
    a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  167. ruin
    an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  168. scandal
    a disgraceful event
  169. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  170. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  171. sellout
    an act of betrayal
  172. short-term
    relating to or extending over a limited period
  173. shortfall
    the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
  174. slog
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  175. soup kitchen
    a place where food is dispensed to the needy
  176. spread
    distribute or disperse widely
  177. spree
    a brief indulgence of your impulses
  178. stabilisation
    the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable
  179. stimulus
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
  180. stock
    a supply of something available for future use
  181. stock market
    an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
  182. stockbroker
    an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
  183. stress test
    a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress
  184. supply
    circulate or distribute or equip with
  185. swing
    change direction with a swinging motion; turn
  186. toxic
    of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
  187. trade barrier
    any regulation or policy that restricts international trade
  188. trader
    someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
  189. trend
    a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
  190. trend line
    a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend
  191. trigger
    lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
  192. trough
    a long narrow shallow receptacle
  193. unemployment
    the state of being unemployed or not having a job
  194. upheaval
    a violent disturbance
  195. validation
    the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
  196. vicious cycle
    one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
  197. volatility
    being easily excited
  198. welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  199. yield
    give or supply