Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• DEFICIT - the amount by which something, such as money, falls short of the required or expected amount....
  
  
• DEFICIT BUDGET - where the estimates of expenses are greater than estimates of revenue.
  
  
• DEFICIT NET COLLECTED BALANCES - additional funds which are required to cover service charges without r...
  
  
• DEFICIT SPENDING - an excess of government expenditures over government revenue, resulting in a shortfa...
  
  
• DEFINED ASSET FUND - A unit investment trust consisting of a fixed portfolio of securities, including b...
  
  
• DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN - Refers to a retirement plan that has a quantified amount to be disbursed or paid...
  
  
• DEFINED BENEFITS PLAN - A company retirement plan in which a retired employee receives a specific monet...
  
  
• DEFINED CONTRIBUTION - a pension design that defines the amount of contributions, usually a percentage ...
  
  
• DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN - 401(k), 403(b), 457, and profit-sharing plans are examples of defined contr...
  
  
• DEFINED EVENT - The definition applicable to the trigger of a loss in an insurance policy, particularly...