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GLOSSARY PORTAL

• AAII Investor Glossary. Courtesy of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII).
  http://aaii.com/glossary/
• Abbreviations.com. The A to Z of Acronyms, Abbreviations & Initialisms on the Net. There is even a special business section.
  http://www.abbreviations.com/
• Accounting Terminology Guide. Courtesy of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) General Committee on Public Relations.
  http://www.nysscpa.org/prof_library/guide.htm
• Accounting Terms|Accounting Dictionary. Courtesy of AccountingCoach.com.
  http://www.accountingcoach.com/accounting-terms/accounting-dictionary/accounting-terms-A.html
• Answers.com. Online dictionary, encyclopedia, and much more. Just type in a business term and see all the stuff you get! Note: some of this site's content comes courtesy of Wikipedia, a free open-source encyclopedia. Open-source encyclopedias have pros and cons. I believe Wikipedia's pros outweigh the cons, but to learn more about this issue visit Wikipedia: About.
  http://www.answers.com/
• Banker's Glossary. Excellent banking glossary courtesy of American Banker Online.
  http://www.thebankingnetwork.com/glossary.html
• Bay-Street.com -- Online Financial Dictionary. Dictionary with terms and buzz words in all areas of business, investing, and real estate. Each term not only contains the definition but also tips, related terms, and related links to help you understand the word.
  http://baystreet.investopedia.com/
• Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology.
  http://www.bernsteinlaw.com/publications/bankdict.htm
• bizterms.net. Financial dictionary.
  http://www.bizterms.net/
• Bloomberg Financial Glossary. Compiled by Professor Campbell R. Harvey, Duke University.
  http://www.bloomberg.com/analysis/glossary/bfglosa.htm
• BuzzWhack: The Buzzword Compliant Dictionary. Dedicated to de-mystifying buzzwords.
  http://www.buzzwhack.com/
• Capital Markets Glossary. Courtesy of RR Donnelley Company.
  http://www.rrdonnelley.com/wwwFinancial/Resources/Library/glossary.asp
• Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship: Private Equity Glossary.
  http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pecenter/resources/glossary.html
• Check 21 Glossary. Courtesy of Wells Fargo Company.
  http://www.wellsfargo.com/com/check21/glossary.jhtml
• CII: Glossary of Terms. The Corporate Governance Learning Center at the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) provides this handy corporate governance glossary.
  http://www.cii.org/resources/governance_glossary
• Corporate Information: Definition of Terms. Definitions for company "extensions" such as "GmbH". While U.S. companies are usually followed by "Inc.", many foreign companies have different endings. This site tells what these terms mean, and where they are used.
  http://www.corporateinformation.com/defext.asp
• Derivatives Concepts A-Z. A glossary of derivatives-related terminology courtesy of the Financial Pipeline.
  http://www.finpipe.com/derivglossary.htm
• (e-biz) Glossary. Courtesy of Prentice Hall's Guide to E-Commerce and E-Business.
  http://www.prenhall.com/ebiz/glossary.html
• Economist.com|Business Enclylopedia. Try their Dictionary and their Practical Guide: Finance for British versus U.S. interpretations of major finance concepts and calculations.
  http://www.economist.com/encyclopedia/
• English-Spanish Specialized Dictionaries. English to Spanish and Spanish to English financial and accounting dictionaries.
  http://www.spanish-translator-services.com/dictionaries/index.htm
• FHA and Mortgage Loan Glossary. Courtesy of FHA Mortgage Center.com. (This website is NOT affiliated with any government agencies.)
  http://www.fhamortgagecenter.com/loan-glossary.html
• Finance-Glossary.com. Online reference for financial and investment terms.
  http://www.finance-glossary.com/
• Financial Dictionary. Courtesy of Art Branch, Inc.
  http://www.financialdictionary.net/
• Financial Dictionary - Financial Glossary. Courtesy of VentureLine.
  http://www.ventureline.com/glossary.asp
• Financial Times Lexicon. The definitive glossary of economic, financial and business terms.
  http://lexicon.ft.com/
• General Electric: A Glossary of Leasing Terms.
  http://www.gecapitalenergy.com/glosterm.html
• globalEDGE Glossary. International business glossary.
  http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/glossary.asp?Index=a
• Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms. Courtesy of BankruptcyData.Com.
  http://www.bankruptcydata.com/Glossary.htm
• Glossary of Bond Terms. Courtesy of InvestinginBonds.com.
  http://www.investinginbonds.com/story.asp?id=52
• Glossary of International Trade Terms. Courtesy of TradePort -- California's Gateway to Global Trade.
  http://www.tradeport.org/library/a.html
• Glossary of Project Finance Terms and Acronyms. Courtesy of Professor Benjamin C. Esty, who created and maintains the Project Finance Portal.
  http://www.people.hbs.edu/besty/projfinportal/glossary.htm
• Glossary of Supply Chain Terms. Courtesy of InfoAccess.net.
  http://www.infoaccess.net/glossary.asp
• IAPP -- Glossary of Terms. Terms of particular use to accounts payable professionals courtesy of IAPP.
  Terms (A-I).
  Terms (J-Z).
  http://www.iappnet.org/ViewItem-527.do?parentCatId=328
  http://www.iappnet.org/ViewItem-528.do?parentCatId=339
• H&R Block Tax Glossary.
  http://www.hrblock.com/taxes/fast_facts/glossary/tax_glossary.jsp
• Incorporating a Business: Glossary of Terms.
  http://www.bizfilings.com/Learn_About/Incorporation_Glossary_Of_Terms
• Individual Investors -- Dictionary of Financial Terms. Courtesy of Morgan Stanley.
  http://www.morganstanleyindividual.com/customerservice/dictionary/
• InvestorWords: Investing Glossary.
  http://www.investorwords.com/
• Investopedia.com: Financial Dictionary.
  http://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/
• Jargon Buster. Financial terms explained courtesy of Independent Financial Advisers UK.
  http://www.modernmoney.co.uk/jargon/index.shtml
• JaxWorks: Glossary of Financial Terms.
  http://www.jaxworks.com/glossary.htm
• Key Financial Terms and Business Ratios. Courtesy of Day Associates (UK).
  http://www.dayandassociates.co.uk/pdf_newsletters/bizezia/key_financial_terms.pdf
• Legal Definitions. Definitions of legal terminology as well as the meaning of general business terms such as bankruptcy.
  http://www.legal-definitions.com/
• Management Accounting Glossary: Exposure Draft. This Statement on Management Accounting is an update of the Management Accounting Glossary issued by the IMA in November 1990 as SMA 2A. It is huge and useful.
  http://www.imanet.org/pdf/IMA%20Glossary%20083108.pdf
• MarketWatch: Financial Glossary.
  http://www.marketwatch.com/pf/started/gettingstarted_glossary.asp
• MONEY 101 Glossary. Courtey of CNNMoney
  http://money.cnn.com/services/glossary/a.html
• Moneyterms -- investment and finance explained. Detailed explanations of investment and finance concepts and terminology.
  http://moneyterms.co.uk/
• The Motley Fool Glossary.
  http://www.fool.com/school/Glossary/glossary.htm
• MSN Money Glossary.
  http://moneycentral.msn.com/taxes/glossary/glossary.asp
• NYSE -- Glossary. Courtesy of NYSE Euronext.
  http://www.nyse.com/glossary/Glossary.html
• Personal Finance Glossary. A huge collection of personal finance and mortgage-related terms.
  http://www.mortgageloan.com/finance-glossary
• Private Equity Glossary. Glossary of private equity and venture capital terminology.
  http://www.altassets.com/hm_glossary.php
• Project Management Glossary. A comparative glossary (i.e., alternative definitions are often provided) of project management terms.
  http://www.maxwideman.com/pmglossary/index.htm
• Quality Glossary. Courtesy of the American Society for Quality.
  http://www.asq.org/glossary/index.html
• Real Estate Glossary. Courtesy of Home & Garden Television (HGTV).
  http://www.hgtv.com/real-estate/real-estate-glossary/index.html
• Reference for Business. Encyclopedia of Small Business, Business Biographies, Business Plans, and Encyclopedia of American Industries.
  http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/
• References. The top section of this site contains the "Credit Research Foundation's Glossary of Business, Accounting, Legal, Financial, Administrative, Operational and Technological Words and Phrases."
  http://www.crfonline.org/orc/references.asp
• Reuter's Financial Glossary. Definitions of terms and concepts related to the financial markets.
  http://glossary.reuters.com/index.php/Main_Page
• SDCExec.com -- Glossary. Glossary courtesy of Demand & Suppy Chain magazine and website.
  http://www.sdcexec.com/online/glossary/
• Small Business Taxes & Management: Glossary.
  http://www.smbiz.com/sbgl001.html
• Super Finance Glossary. Glossary indexes several sources -- terms are fully searchable by author or can be browsed by letter.
  http://www.financeglobe.com/Finance/glossary.php
• Sustainability Dictionary: The Dictionary of Sustainable Management. Dictionary for business leaders and students of sustainability and business-related terms.
  http://www.sustainabilitydictionary.com/
• Tax Glossary. U.S. tax terms glossary.
  http://www.wwwebtax.com/glossary/@_tax_glossary.htm
• TreasuryDirect Glossaries. Treasury securities glossaries -- one for individuals and another for financial institutions.
  http://treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/res_glossary/glossary.htm
  http://treasurydirect.gov/instit/research/gloss/gloss.htm
• VA Home Loan Glossary. Information about common Veterans Administration (VA) loan terms. (This website is NOT affiliated with any government agencies.)
  http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/va_loan_glossary.htm
• Washington Post: Business Glossary.
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/specials/glossary/index.html
• Wikipedia: List of finance topics (alphabetical). Detailed descriptions of finance topics/terms courtesy of "Wikipedia," a free open-source encyclopedia. An open-source encyclopedia has pros and cons. For this one, I think the pros outweigh the cons. To learn more, visit Wikipedia:About. Also, see their entries for Accountancy and Finance.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_finance_topics_%28alphabetical%29
• The Word Spy. This Web site is devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases. Find out about the adoption and origins of words and phrases like "B2B," "fume date," "triple bottom line," and "cookie-jar accounting."
  http://www.wordspy.com/
• WR Hambrecht + Co: Private Investments: Glossary.
  http://www.wrhambrecht.com/ind/private/glossary/index.html
• Yahoo! Bond Center > Bond Glossary.
  http://bonds.yahoo.com/glossary1.html
• Yahoo! Financial Glossary.
  http://biz.yahoo.com/f/g/

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