| British |
|
American |
| Annual General Meeting
(AGM) |
|
Annual Stockholders Meeting |
| Articles of Association |
|
Bylaws |
| authorised share capital |
|
authorized capital stock |
| barometer stock |
|
bellwether stock |
| base rate |
|
prime rate |
| bonus or capitalisation
issue |
|
stock dividend or stock
split |
| bridging loan |
|
bridge loan |
| building society |
|
savings and loan association
|
| cheque |
|
check |
| company |
|
corporation |
| creditors |
|
accounts payable |
| current account |
|
checking account |
| debtors |
|
accounts receivable |
| gilt-edged stock (gilts) |
|
Treasury bonds |
| labour |
|
labor |
| Memorandum of Association |
|
Certificate of Incorporation
|
| merchant bank |
|
investment bank |
| ordinary share |
|
common stock |
| overheads |
|
overhead |
| profit and loss account |
|
income statement |
| property |
|
real estate |
| quoted company |
|
listed company |
| retail price index (RPI) |
|
consumer price index (CPI) |
| share |
|
stock |
| share premium |
|
paid-in surplus |
| shareholder |
|
stockholder |
| shareholders' equity |
|
stockholders' equity |
| stock |
|
inventory |
| trade union |
|
labor union |
| unit trusts |
|
mutual funds |
| visible trade |
|
merchandise trade |