Legal Dictionary

Category: Financial Terminology

  • Paper

    Money market instruments, commercial paper and other….

  • Intangible Asset

    A legal claim to some future benefit, typically a claim to future cash. Goodwill, intellectual property, patents, copyrights, and trademarks are examples of intangible assets….

  • Branch

    Branch

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Branch Meaning of Branch A local or subordinate office or place of business of an organization. Also, a small stream or creek. descendants . Includes a separately incorporated foreign branch of a bank. […]

  • World Bank

    Financial Definition of World Bank Meaning of World Bank A multilateral development finance agency created by the 1944 Bretton Woods, New Hampshire negotiations. It makes loans to developing countries for social overhead capital projects, which […]

  • Investment Bank

    Financial intermediaries who perform a variety of services, including aiding in the sale of securities, facilitating mergers and other corporate reorganizations, acting as brokers to both individual and institutional clients, and trading for their own accounts. Underwriters….

  • Composition

    Composition

    The elements or parts as a whole that make up a thing and their relation to each other . A literary, artistic or musical production and a general structure of arrangement or style of a work of art. A contract between a debtor and his creditors by which the debtor obtains a […]

  • Composition

    Composition

    The elements or parts as a whole that make up a thing and their relation to each other . A literary, artistic or musical production and a general structure of arrangement or style of a work of art. A contract between a debtor and his creditors by which the debtor obtains a […]

  • International Market

    Financial Definition of International Market Meaning of International Market Related: See external market. Related Entries of International Market in the Encyclopedia of Law Project Browse or run a […]

  • International Market

    Financial Definition of International Market Meaning of International Market Related: See external market. Related Entries of International Market in the Encyclopedia of Law Project Browse or run a […]

  • Consumer Credit

    Credit granted by a firm to consumers for the purchase of goods or services. Also called retail credit….

  • Treasurer

    An officer of a corporation, or a government, who has the care of its money and is in charge of all receipts and disbursements. A state official whose duties include the keeping of the monies of the state and their disbursement authorized by warrants or requisitions to meet lawful claims on […]

  • Goodwill

    The advantage or benefit which is acquired by a business, beyond the mere value of the capital, stock, funds or property employed therein, in consequence of the general public patronage and encouragement which it receives from constant or habitual customers. See Metropolitan Nat. Bank v St. […]

  • Turnover

    Financial Definition of Turnover Meaning of Turnover Mutual Funds: A measure of trading activity during the previous year, expressed as a percentage of the average total assets of the fund. A turnover ratio of 25% means that the value of trades […]

  • Insider Trading

    Trading by officers, directors, major stockholders, or others who hold private inside information allowing them to benefit from buying or selling stock….

  • Prices

    Price of a share of common stock on the date shown. Highs and lows are based on the highest and lowest intraday trading price….