Finance Terms
This is the term for spreading your investments to reduce risk.
What is diversification?
AAPL
What is Apple?
A common food staple, this term is used to mean money since the 19th century. It's often paired with "dough," another slang term for money.
What is bread?
This is the currency of Japan.
What is the Yen?
APR
What is Annual Percentage Rate?
This is the term for money owed or deducted from your account.
What is a debit?
MSFT
What is Microsoft Corporation?
A modern slang term for money, possibly derived from the association of cheese with wealth or prosperity.
What is cheddar?
This is the currency of India.
What is the Rupee?
IPO
What is Initial Public Offering?
The FDIC insures savings accounts up to this dollar amount.
What is $250,000?
Onomatopoeic expressions based on the sound of a cash register.
What is Cha-Ching?
This is the currency of Russia.
What is the Ruble?
ATM
What is Automated Teller Machine?
A checking account with your spouse or a checking account with more than one person's name is called this.
What is a joint account?
JPM
What is JP Morgan Chase?
American slang for a dollar since at least 1856. It is possible this word refers to the "deerskins" that were used as currency in the 1700s.
What is buck?
This is the currency of China.
What is the Yuan?
IRA
What is Individual Retirement Account?
To excite the curiosity or attention of someone, or the amount paid to use someone else's money.
What is interest?
ABNB
What is AirBnB Inc.?
Slang for money named after a popular U.S statesman who has been on the $100 bill since 1914.
What are Benjamins?
This is the currency of Montenegro.
What is the Euro?
ROI
What is Return on Investment?
Having its origin from the French term meaning "death pledge", this type of loan is used to purchase a home.
What is a mortgage?
NVDA
What is NVIDIA Corporation?
British slang referring to one pound. Its origin is uncertain but may come from the Latin phrase meaning "something for something."
What is a Quid?
This is the currency of The Dominican Republic.
AP
What is accounts payable?
This term describes the general increase in prices and the decline in the purchasing value of money.
What is inflation?
KO
What is Coca-Cola Company?
U.S. coin originating from the Latin word decima, meaning "tenth part".
What is a dime?
This is the currency of Algeria.
What is the Dinar?
SEC
What is Securities and Exchange Commission?