S: (n) dole (a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given)
S: (n) way (a portion of something divided into shares) "they split the loot three ways"
S: (n) ration (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
S: (n) allowance (an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)) "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
S: (n) slice, piece (a share of something) "a slice of the company's revenue"
S: (n) split (a promised or claimed share of loot or money) "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
S: (n) interest, stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something) "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
S: (n) grubstake (funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits)
S: (n) insurable interest (an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured)
S: (n) vested interest ((law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another)
S: (n) guarantee, guaranty (a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults)
S: (n) lien (the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged)
S: (n) artisan's lien (lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for)
S: (n) general lien (a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property)
S: (n) judgment lien (lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale)
S: (n) landlord's lien (lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property)
S: (n) mechanic's lien (lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure)
S: (n) garageman's lien (the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles)
S: (n) tax lien (lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien))
S: (n) federal tax lien (lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable)
S: (n) state tax lien (a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes)
S: (n) warehouseman's lien (right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid)
S: (n) fee (an interest in land capable of being inherited)
S: (n) fee simple (a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away)
S: (n) fee tail (a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away)
S: (n) equity (the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation)
S: (n) sweat equity (interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance)
S: (n) reversion ((law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee))
S: (n) escheat (a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs)
S: (n) right ((frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing) "mineral rights"; "film rights"
S: (n) profit sharing (a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business)
S: (n) cut (a share of the profits) "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
S: (n) rake-off, vigorish (a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster)
S: (n) receivables (money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts)
S: (n) crown jewel (the most desirable assets of a corporation) "their crown jewels figured prominently in the takeover attempt"
S: (n) deep pockets ((plural) a source of substantial wealth) "a patron of the arts should have deep pockets"
S: (n) reserve assets (capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands)
S: (n) special drawing rights, paper gold (reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market)
S: (n) markup (the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price)
S: (n) accumulation ((finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation)
S: (n) store, stock, fund (a supply of something available for future use) "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
S: (n) infrastructure, base (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area) "the industrial base of Japan"
S: (n) bank (a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies))
S: (n) blood bank (a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma) "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"
S: (n) eye bank (a place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects)
S: (n) food bank (a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need) "they set up a food bank for the flood victims"
S: (n) soil bank (land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land)
S: (n) economic rent, rent (the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions)
S: (n) payback (financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment))
S: (n) net sales (gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances)
S: (n) unearned income, unearned revenue ((accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet))
S: (n) gate (total admission receipts at a sports event)
S: (n) cash surrender value (the amount that the insurance company will pay on a given life insurance policy if the policy is cancelled prior to the death of the insured)
S: (n) contribution (an amount of money contributed) "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest"
S: (n) deductible ((taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax))
S: (n) loss, red ink, red (the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue) "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
S: (n) paper loss (an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost)
S: (n) squeeze (a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer) "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
S: (n) figure (an amount of money expressed numerically) "a figure of $17 was suggested"
S: (n) payroll, paysheet (the total amount of money paid in wages) "the company had a large payroll"
S: (n) peanuts (an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount) "her salary is peanuts compared to his"
S: (n) purse (a sum of money offered as a prize) "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
S: (n) purse (a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse) "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
S: (n) resource (available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed)
S: (n) natural resource, natural resources (resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature)
S: (n) support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance (the financial means whereby one lives) "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
S: (n) good will, goodwill ((accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets))
S: (n) smart money (money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information))
S: (n) pyramid ((stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases)
S: (n) equity (the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it)
S: (n) security, protection (defense against financial failure; financial independence) "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
S: (n) hedge, hedging (any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change)
S: (n) insurance (promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)
S: (n) no fault insurance, no fault automobile insurance (a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident) "the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance"
S: (n) business interruption insurance (insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commercial activities due to the occurrence of a peril)
S: (n) coinsurance (insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters)
S: (n) group insurance (insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group)
S: (n) hazard insurance (insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires)
S: (n) liability insurance (insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property)
S: (n) life insurance, life assurance (insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies) "in England they call life insurance life assurance"
S: (n) endowment insurance (life insurance for a specified amount which is payable to the insured person at the expiration of a certain period of time or to a designated beneficiary immediately upon the death of the insured)
S: (n) tontine, tontine insurance (a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members)
S: (n) malpractice insurance (insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice) "obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance"
S: (n) reinsurance (sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured) "reinsurance enables a client to get coverage that would be too great for any one company to assume"
S: (n) self-insurance (insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy)
S: (n) term insurance (low-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value) "term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies"
S: (n) gold (great wealth) "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson
S: (n) treasure, hoarded wealth (accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.) "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"
S: (n) stock (the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)) "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock"
S: (n) common stock, common shares, ordinary shares (stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections) "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks"
S: (n) blue chip, blue-chip stock (a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield) "blue chips are usually safe investments"
S: (n) classified stock (common stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does not)
S: (n) treasury stock, treasury shares, reacquired stock (stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends)
S: (n) voting stock (shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rights)
S: (n) watered stock (stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital)
S: (n) operating capital (capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements)
S: (n) seed money (capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise)
S: (n) credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic (a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered) "do you take plastic?"
S: (n) debit card (a card (usually plastic) that enables the holder to withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged directly to the holder's bank account)
S: (n) smart card (a plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored in the microprocessor; typically used to perform financial transactions)
S: (n) commercial credit (credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes)
S: (n) letter of credit (a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit)