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Unit 4
Finance
Term | Definition |
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Corporate finance | the area dealing with monetary decisions that corporate enterprises make. |
Managerial finance | the area dealing with monetary decisions that all types of companies make, except corporations. |
Personal finance | individual taking care of their money. |
Dividends | a small payment to each person who owns a stock of a company. |
Liability | an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone. |
Allocate | to distribute according to a plan. |
Capacity | the ability of the borrower to repay the loan. |
Capital | the money the entrepreneur has personally invested in the business. |
Collateral | an asset pledged to the lender as a security for the money being borrowed. |
Conditions | intended purpose of the loan. |
Character | general impression the entrepreneur makes on the potential lender as to their trustworthiness to repay the loan. |
Interest | the cost of borrowing money. |
Principal | the amount of the loan. Interest rate – a rate which is charged or paid for the use of money. |
Assets | the resources from which it expects to gain some future benefit. |
Liabilities | debts owed. |
Net worth | how much an entity is worth. |
Profit | a financial gain. |
Cash flow | amount of money being transferred into and out of a business. |
Sales | a quantity or amount sold. |