Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• PRESENTMENT - A process by which a check is presented for payment at the drawee’s bank.
  
  
• PRESERVATION OF CAPITAL - one of several objectives of investing, the goal being to prevent the loss of...
  
  
• PRESIDENT - Highest-ranking officer in a corporation after the chief executive officer.
  
  
• PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CYCLE THEORY - A theory that stock market trends can be predicted and explained b...
  
  
• PRESS RELEASE - A news announcement written by a property manager or advertising specialist highlightin...
  
  
• PRESSED WOOD PRODUCTS - Materials used in building and furniture construction that are made from wood v...
  
  
• PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE - A valve used on hot water heating appliances to help keep the pressure in the h...
  
  
• PRETAX CONTRIBUTION - A pretax contribution is money that you agree to have subtracted from your salary...
  
  
• PRETAX EARNINGS OR PROFITS - Net income before federal income taxes are subtracted.
  
  
• PRETAX INCOME - Pretax income, sometimes described as pretax dollars, is your gross income before incom...