Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• ABOVE BUILDING STANDARD - Upgraded finishes and specialized designs necessary to accommodate a tenant's...
  
  
• ABOVE PAR - a higher dollar amount than the face value, or par, of a security. The term is used when a ...
  
  
• ABOVE THE LINE - for the individual, is a term derived from a solid bold line on Form 1040 and 1040A ab...
  
  
• ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION - A deduction that is not itemized on Schedule A. Instead, it is subtracted fr...
  
  
• ABS - 1. Initials for asset-backed security. See asset-backed security. 2. The name for a convention us...
  
  
• ABSENTEE LANDLORD - a property owner who does not occupy his or her property, but usually rents it to a...
  
  
• ABSENTEE OWNER - An owner of a property who lives elsewhere, leaving tenants in control and occupation ...
  
  
• ABSOLUTE - Complete and without conditions. For example, a bankrupt, usually after nine months receive...
  
  
• ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE - A person, company or country has an absolute advantage if its output per unit of i...
  
  
• ABSOLUTE CHANGE - a numerical change in an empirical value, e.g. cost of goods was reduced by $9.00.