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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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From our publishers

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: false advertising , debt to equity ratio , underwrite , 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: Online Merchant , Hotel Resort , Daycare Facility , 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: Captive Insurance Company , Asset Share Value , graduated life table , more »

Investment Dictionary:

Financial and investment terms

Examples: Curb Trading , Act of God Bond , Nifty 50 , 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: adjustable-rate mortgage , High Victorian Italianate , feng-shui , 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: Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Corporation (MESBIC) , Local development corporation , Business format franchising , more »

US Industry Profile:

Information on industries in American business.

Examples: Deep sea transportation of passengers , Canned specialties , life insurance , more »

Web Marketing:

Terms used in on-line marketing

Examples: Web Site Usability , First-Mover Advantage , Affiliate Marketing , more »