Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• BEARING WALL - A side of a structure that supports a roof or other parts of the structure.
  
  
• BEARISH - Words used to describe investor attitude. A bearish investor believes that a particular asset...
  
  
• BEARS - See: Bonds Enabling Annual Retirement Savings (BEARS)
  
  
• BEATING THE GUN - In the context of general equities, gaining an advantageous price in a trade through ...
  
  
• BEDROOM COMMUNITY - A neighborhood or area which offers little in the way of employment opportunities b...
  
  
• BEF - The ISO 4217 currency code for Belgian Franc.
  
  
• BEFORE-TAX CASH FLOW - The result when the annual debt service is subtracted from the net operating inc...
  
  
• BEFORE-TAX CONTRIBUTIONS - The portion of an employee's salary contributed to a retirement plan before ...
  
  
• BEFORE-TAX INCOME - Same as Gross Income. A person or corporation's gross earnings before taxes are ded...
  
  
• BEFORE-TAX PROFIT MARGIN - The ratio of net income before taxes to net sales.