Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• ABSOLUTE CHANGE - a numerical change in an empirical value, e.g. cost of goods was reduced by $9.00.
  
  
• ABSOLUTE FORM OF PURCHASING POWER PARITY - A theory that prices of products of two different countries ...
  
  
• ABSOLUTE PHYSICAL LIFE - The period of use after which an asset has deteriorated to such an extent that...
  
  
• ABSOLUTE PRIORITY - the order of payment to the different classes of creditors mandated by the Bankrupt...
  
  
• ABSOLUTE TITLE - a clear title that is free of any liens or judgments. A clear title is normally requir...
  
  
• ABSOLUTE-PRIORITY RULE - The rule in bankruptcy or reorganization that claims of a set of claim holders...
  
  
• ABSORB - to assimilate, transfer or incorporate amounts in an account or a group of accounts in a manne...
  
  
• ABSORBED - Used in context of general equities. Securities are "absorbed" as long as there are correspo...
  
  
• ABSORBED COSTS - incorporates both variable and fixed costs.
  
  
• ABSORPTION - A term used by real estate lenders and developers to describe the process of renting up ne...