This A–Z glossary of financial terms is designed to help you make sense of the language used in banking and personal finance. You’ll find clear explanations of the concepts that appear most often in account agreements, loan contracts, credit card disclosures, and other documents that affect your money.
Each definition is written in straightforward language and reviewed by our team with experience in banking, credit, mortgages, payment cards, and everyday money products. Our goal is to turn jargon into plain English so you can compare offers, understand the fine print, and make confident decisions.
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- Capitalism
- Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
- Compound Interest
- Correlation Coefficient
- Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
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E
- Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
- Earnings Per Share (EPS)
- Economics
- Entrepreneur
- Equity
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Q
R
S
- Skewness
- Social Media
- Stakeholder
- Standard Deviation
- Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) Analysis
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