Finance Writing Vocabulary: Nouns

Laura B. (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
  2. administration
    the act of governing or exercising authority
  3. adviser
    an expert who gives advice
  4. advisor
    an expert who gives guidance
  5. analyst
    someone who is skilled at interpreting data
  6. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
  7. balance
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole
  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 advantages
  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
  21. bubble
    a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
  22. budget
    a summary of intended expenditures
  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
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
  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 data or information
  31. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  32. commodity
    any good that can be bought and sold
  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 in size or volume or quantity or scope
  39. corporation
    a business firm recognized by law as a single body
  40. corruption
    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
  43. creation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  44. credit
    an estimate of ability to fulfill 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
  47. critic
    a person engaged in the analysis and interpretation 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
  56. decade
    a period of 10 years
  57. decline
    grow worse
  58. decrease
    a change downward
  59. deficit
    an amount that 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 lowered geological formation
  64. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  65. disinflation
    a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
  66. dislocation
    a disruption or lack of continuity
  67. displacement
    the act of moving something from its natural environment
  68. dole
    a share of money or necessities donated by charity
  69. downsizing
    the process of saving money by cutting expenses
  70. downturn
    a worsening of business or economic activity
  71. dream
    a series of 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
  75. economist
    an expert in the circulation of goods and services
  76. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  77. equity
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  78. ETF
    a mutual fund that is traded on a stock exchange
  79. euphoria
    a feeling of great 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 does not succeed
  84. fallout
    radioactive particles that settle after a nuclear explosion
  85. financing
    the act of funding
  86. fire sale
    a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
  87. forecast
    a prediction about how something will develop
  88. foreclosure
    proceedings initiated to repossess the collateral for a loan
  89. foresight
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
  90. fragility
    the 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
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  97. guarantee
    an unconditional commitment that something will happen
  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
  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
  105. index
    alphabetical listing of names and topics with page numbers
  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 something
  110. interest rate
    the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
  111. intervention
    the act of putting something between two things
  112. investment
    laying out money or capital in an enterprise
  113. investment banker
    a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities
  114. investor
    someone who commits capital 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 terminating an employee or a work force
  118. lender
    a person or institution that loans money
  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 readiness to flow
  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
    a feeling of mild sickness or depression
  127. mania
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  128. market
    a store 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
    a chemical element or alloy that is usually a shiny solid
  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
  137. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  138. obligation
    the state of being bound 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 giving money in exchange for something
  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, thin case for loose papers or drawings or maps
  147. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and 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
  152. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  153. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
  154. rally
    gather or bring together
  155. rate
    a quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity
  156. ratio
    relation with respect to comparative quantity or magnitude
  157. rationale
    an explanation of the fundamental reasons
  158. recession
    the act of returning control
  159. recovery
    return to an original state
  160. reduction
    the act of decreasing something
  161. regulation
    the act of bringing to uniformity
  162. return
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
  163. reversal
    the act of switching the order or place of
  164. revulsion
    intense aversion
  165. rip-off
    the act of stealing
  166. risk
    a source of danger
  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
    an amount that 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 information or event that 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 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 not having a job
  194. upheaval
    a violent disturbance
  195. validation
    finding or testing the truth of something
  196. vicious cycle
    one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
  197. volatility
    the quality of being unpredictable and affected by emotion
  198. welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  199. yield
    give or supply
Created on Fri Jan 08 12:24:57 EST 2010 (updated Fri Jan 08 16:42:46 EST 2010)

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