LexiTopic: Economics & Finance
The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 259 words that are used in 286 different ways related to Economics and Finance in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon.
The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to ECONOMICS & FINANCE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
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Words Related to ECONOMICS & FINANCE in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
BankingBorrowing, Lending, Debt, etc.Currency: Types and Values specific denominationsCurrency: Words About general terms for moneyEconomics
Income, Wealth, and PovertyInsuranceInvestments and SpeculationSaving and Spending not buying and selling
Banking
ACCOUNT: money deposited in a bank account and subject to withdrawal by the depositorBANK: an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of fundsBANKED: to manage a bank; or to deposit money or have an account in a bankBANKING: to manage a bank; or to deposit money or have an account in a bankCHECK: a written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed: draft; also, to draw a check on a bankCHECKABLE: held in or being a bank account on which checks can be drawnCHECKBOOK: a book containing blank checks to be drawn on a bankCHECKED: a written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed: draft; also, to draw a check on a bankDEBIT: a charge against a bank deposit accountDRAFT: an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another; a checkDRAW: to accumulate, gain (draw interest); or to take (money) from a place of deposit; or to draw a check against an account; or to receive regularly or in due course (to draw a salary)DRAWING: to accumulate, gain (draw interest); or to take (money) from a place of deposit; or to draw a check against an account; or to receive regularly or in due course (to draw a salary); also, an amount drawn from a fundDRAWN: to accumulate, gain (draw interest); or to take (money) from a place of deposit; or to draw a check against an account; or to receive regularly or in due course (to draw a salary)EFFECTIVE: of a rate of interest: equal to the rate of simple interest that yields the same amount when the interest is paid once at the end of the interest period as a quoted rate of interest does when calculated at compound interest over the same periodKITE: a check drawn against uncollected funds in a bank account or fraudulently raised before cashing; also, to use (a bad check) to get credit or money; to get money or credit by a kite
Borrowing, Lending, Debt, etc.
ADVANCE: to supply or furnish in expectation of repayment (advance a loan)ADVANCED: to supply or furnish in expectation of repayment (advance a loan)ANTICIPATE: to meet (an obligation) before a due dateBALANCE: to pay the amount due on: to settleBALLOON: US: having or being a final installment that is much larger than preceding ones in a term or installment noteBORROW: finance: to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interestBORROWING: finance: to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interestCALL: to demand payment of especially by formal notice; to call a loanCALLABLE: capable of being called; specifically: subject to a demand for presentation for paymentCALLED: to demand payment of especially by formal notice; to call a loanCALLING: to demand payment of especially by formal notice; to call a loanCHARGING: to charge an item to an account (charge now, pay later); to record (an item) as an expense, debt, obligation, or liability; to impose a financial burden on; to impose or record as financial obligationCHEAP: of money: obtainable at a low rate of interestCOMPOUND: to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principalCOUPON: a statement of due interest to be cut from a bearer bond when payable and presented for payment; also: the interest rate of a couponDEBT: something owed: obligation (unable to pay off his debts); a state of being under obligation to pay or repay someone or something in return for something received; a state of owing (deeply in debt to creditors)DEFAULT: a failure to pay financial debtsDEFAULTED: a failure to pay financial debtsDUNNED: to make persistent demands upon for paymentDUNNING: to make persistent demands upon for paymentFLAT: not varying: fixed (a flat rate); also, without interest charge, especially: without allowance or charge for accrued interestFLOAT: an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collectionFRONT: to give (someone) the money, material, etc. needed to do something: to advanceFUND: a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective; or money on deposit on which checks or drafts can be drawn; or to provide funds forFUNDED: to make provision of resources for discharging the interest or principal ofFUNDING: a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective; or money on deposit on which checks or drafts can be drawn; also, to provide funds forHOCK: debt: in hock to the bankHOCK: to pawnINDEBTED: owing moneyLEND: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interestLENT: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interestLEVEL: of or relating to the spreading out of a cost or charge in even payments over a period of timeLIABILITY: something for which one is liable, especially: pecuniary obligation: debt —used in plural (business assets and liabilities) LIABLE: subject to appropriation or attachment (his property is liable to pay his debts)LIEN: a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law; also, the security interest created by a mortgageLIFT: to pay off (an obligation) (lift a mortgage)LOAD: to put a supply of funds or resources into (an account, a gift card, etc.)LOADED: to put a supply of funds or resources into (an account, a gift card, etc.)LOAN: (noun) money lent at interest; also, (verb) to lend: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interestLOANABLE: (noun) money lent at interest; also, (verb) to lend: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interestLOANED: (noun) money lent at interest; also, (verb) to lend: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interestLOANING: (noun) money lent at interest; also, (verb) to lend: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interestLONG: payable after a considerable period (a long note)MARGIN: the excess market value of collateral over the face of a loanMATURITY: termination of the period that an obligation a commitment to pay a particular sum of money) has to runMEET: to pay fully: to settle (could not meet his loans)MEETING: to pay fully: to settle (could not meet his loans)MONETIZE: to purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt serviceMORATORIA: plural of moratorium, a legally authorized period of delay in the payment of a debtNOMINAL: of a rate of interest: equal to the annual rate of simple interest that would obtain if interest were not compounded when in fact it is compounded and paid for periods of less than a year; also, equal to the percentage by which a repaid loan exceeds the principal borrowed with no adjustment made for inflationNOTE: a written promise to pay a debt
OWED: to be under obligation to pay or repay in return for something received: be indebted in the sum of (he owes me $5); to be in debt (owes for his house); to be indebted to (owes the grocer for supplies)OWING: to be under obligation to pay or repay in return for something received: be indebted in the sum of (he owes me $5); to be in debt (owes for his house); to be indebted to (owes the grocer for supplies)
Currency: Types and Values
AGORA: a monetary subunit of the shekel; plural agoratANCIENT: an ancient coinBAHT: the basic monetary unit of ThailandBILL: a piece of paper money; also, a hundred-dollar billBONE: slang: a dollarBUCK: a dollarCENT: a monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ of a basic unit of value (such as dollar, euro, rand); or a coin, token, or note representing one cent; or the fen of the People's Republic of ChinaCENTIME*: any of several former monetary units equal to ¹/₁₀₀ franc (as of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg); or a monetary subunit of the dinar (Algeria), dirham (Morocco), franc (a number of especially sub-Saharan nations in Africa), and gourdeCLAM: informal: a dollarCOLON: M-W’s entry is for colón: variants or less commonly colone: the basic monetary unit of El Salvador until 2001; also, the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica; from Spanish colón, from Cristóbal Colón Christopher ColumbusCONDOR: a coin (such as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condorDIME: a coin of the U.S. worth ¹/₁₀ dollar or a Canadian 10-cent piece; metaphorically, a petty sum of moneyDINAR: a gold coin formerly used in countries of southwest Asia and north Africa. Also, the basic monetary unit of Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, and Tunisia, and a monetary subunit of the rial (Iran)DOLLAR: 1: taler; 2: any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (such as a Spanish peso); 3a: any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada); 3b: a coin, note, or token representing one dollar; 4: ringgit (currency of Malaysia); 5: money obtained from a specific source; all derived from taler: Dutch or Low German daler, from German Taler, short for Joachimstaler, from Sankt Joachimsthal, Bohemia, where talers were first madeDONG: the basic monetary unit of VietnamDOUBLOON: an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish AmericaDRAM: the basic monetary unit of ArmeniaDUCAT: a former European usually gold coinEAGLE: a gold coin of the U.S. bearing an eagle on the reverse and usually having a value of ten dollarsFIFTY: a 50-dollar billFIVE: a 5-dollar billFRANC: any of various former basic monetary units (as in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg); also, the basic monetary unit of Switzerland and a number of especially sub-Saharan nations in AfricaGRAND: slang: a thousand dollarsGROAT: an old British coin worth four penniesHALF: a half-dollar, a coin representing one half of a dollar, or the sum of 50 centsKOPECK: a monetary subunit of the ruble (Russia)KOPEK: M-W: variant of kopeck, a monetary subunit of the ruble (Russia)KRONA: the basic monetary unit of Sweden; also, the basic monetary unit of IcelandKRONOR: plural of krona, the basic monetary unit of Sweden; also plural of krona, the basic monetary unit of IcelandKROON: the basic monetary unit of Estonia until 2011LIRA: the basic monetary unit of Turkey; the basic monetary unit of Italy until 2002; the former Israeli pound; the basic monetary unit of Malta until 2008LOONIE: a coin worth one Canadian dollar (from the image of a loon on the obverse of the coin)MARK: an old English unit equal to 13 shillings and 4 pence; any one of various old Scandinavian or German units of value, specifically: a unit and corresponding silver coin of the 16th century worth ¹/₂ thaler; also, the deutsche mark, the basic monetary unit of West Germany from 1948 to 1990 and of reunited Germany from 1990 to 2001; also, the basic monetary unit of East Germany replaced in 1990 by the West German deutsche mark; also, the markka, the basic monetary unit of Finland from 1860 to 2002MILL: slang: a million dollars; also, a money of account equal to ¹/₁₀ centMITE: a small coinNAPOLEON: a former French 20-franc gold coin, from French napoléon, from Napoléon, Napoleon INICKEL: or less commonly nickle: the U.S. 5-cent piece regularly containing 25 percent nickel and 75 percent copper; also, the Canadian 5-cent piece; also, five centsNOBLE: an old English gold coin equivalent to 6 shillings and 8 penceNOTE: a piece of paper money
Currency: Words About
BANKABLE: of currency: acceptable to or at a bankCHANGE: money in small denominations received in exchange for an equivalent sum in larger denominations; money returned when a payment exceeds the amount due (a cashier quick at making change); coins especially of low denominations; money (cost a large chunk of change); also, to exchange for an equivalent sum of money (as in smaller denominations or in a foreign currency)CHANGED: money in small denominations received in exchange for an equivalent sum in larger denominations; money returned when a payment exceeds the amount due (a cashier quick at making change); coins especially of low denominations; money (cost a large chunk of change); also, to exchange for an equivalent sum of money (as in smaller denominations or in a foreign currency)CHANGING: money in small denominations received in exchange for an equivalent sum in larger denominations; money returned when a payment exceeds the amount due (a cashier quick at making change); coins especially of low denominations; money (cost a large chunk of change); also, to exchange for an equivalent sum of money (as in smaller denominations or in a foreign currency)CHEAP: depreciated in value (as by currency inflation) (cheap dollars)CHIP: chips plural: money —used especially in the phrase in the chipsCHOP: a mark on goods or coins to indicate nature or quality; also, a kind, brand, or lot of goods bearing the same chop; also CLAD: of a coin: consisting of outer layers of one metal bonded to a core of a different metal (half-dollar clad coins); also, a clad coin; also, cladding: specifically: the outer layer of a clad coinCOIN: a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money; metal money; a unit of a cryptocurrency; informal: money; also, (adj) of or relating to coins, operated by coins; also, to make (a coin) especially by stamping: to mint, to convert (metal) into coinsCOINED: a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money; metal money; a unit of a cryptocurrency; informal: money; also, (adj) of or relating to coins, operated by coins; also, to make (a coin) especially by stamping: to mint, to convert (metal) into coinsCOINING: a usually flat piece of metal issued by governmental authority as money; metal money; a unit of a cryptocurrency; informal: money; also, (adj) of or relating to coins, operated by coins; also, to make (a coin) especially by stamping: to mint, to convert (metal) into coinsDEVALUE: to institute the devaluation of (money); to institute devaluationDEVALUED: to institute the devaluation of (money); to institute devaluationDOUGH: moneyEMIT: to issue with authority especially: to put (something, such as money) into circulationEMITTED: to issue with authority especially: to put (something, such as money) into circulationEMITTING: to issue with authority especially: to put (something, such as money) into circulationEXCHANGE: interchange or conversion of the money of two countries or of current and uncurrent money with allowance for difference in valueFLAN: the metal disk of a coin, token, or medal as distinguished from the design and lettering stamped on itFLIP: a holder for a collectible coin made of vinyl or cardboard with a plastic window and often having a sleeve in which to place an identifying insertGELT: informal: moneyGILT: slang: moneyGOLD: money; gold coinsHARD: of currency: metallic as distinct from paper; also, convertible into gold: stable in value; also, usable as currency or readily acceptable in international tradeHEAD: the obverse of a coinJACK: slang: moneyKALE: slang: moneyLEGEND: an inscription or title on an object (such as a coin) (The quarter bore the legend "In God We Trust.")MILL: a machine formerly used for stamping coins; also, to give a raised rim or a ridged or corrugated edge to (a coin)MILLED: a machine formerly used for stamping coins; also, to give a raised rim or a ridged or corrugated edge to (a coin)MILLING: a corrugated edge on a coin; also, machine formerly used for stamping coins; also, to give a raised rim or a ridged or corrugated edge to (a coin)MINE: to create or obtain more units of (a cryptocurrency) through a cryptographic processMINED: to create or obtain more units of (a cryptocurrency) through a cryptographic processMINING: to create or obtain more units of (a cryptocurrency) through a cryptographic processMINT: a place where coins, medals, or tokens are made; also, to make (coins or money) out of metal: to coin; Middle English mynt coin, money, from Old English mynet, from Latin moneta mint, coin, from Moneta, epithet of Juno; from the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno MonetaMINTED: a place where coins, medals, or tokens are made; also, to make (coins or money) out of metal: to coin; Middle English mynt coin, money, from Old English mynet, from Latin moneta mint, coin, from Moneta, epithet of Juno; from the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno MonetaMINTING: a place where coins, medals, or tokens are made; also, to make (coins or money) out of metal: to coin; Middle English mynt coin, money, from Old English mynet, from Latin moneta mint, coin, from Moneta, epithet of Juno; from the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno MonetaMITE: a small sum of moneyMONETIZE: to coin into money; also: to establish as legal tenderMONEY: something generally accepted as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment: such as officially coined or stamped metal currency; money of account; paper money; a form or denomination of coin or paper money; an amount of moneyMONIED: consisting in or derived from moneyMOOLA: slang: moneyMOOLAH: variant of moola, slang: moneyNEEDFUL: (noun) money (“the needful”)NONMONEY*: not relating to or consisting of money (nonmoney income, nonmoney assets)
Economics
CONTROL: the regulation of economic activity especially by government directive (price controls, rent controls)CRUNCH: a severe economic squeeze (as on credit) (a credit crunch)DOWNTURN: a downward turn especially toward a decline in business and economic activityECONOMIC: of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and servicesFINANCE: money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual; also, the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilitiesFINANCIAL: relating to finance or financiersFINANCIALLY: relating to finance or financiersFINANCING: relating to finance or financiersINDEX: a number (such as a ratio) derived from a series of observations and used as an indicator or measure; specifically: index number; also, to regulate (wages, prices, interest rates, etc.) by indexationLABOR: human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy (Industry needs labor for production.); also, an economic group comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages (wants the vote of labor in the elections)MACRO: of or relating to macroeconomicsMARGIN: the limit below which economic activity cannot be continued under normal conditions
OPEN: free from checking or hampering restraints (an open economy)
Income, Wealth, and Poverty
ABUNDANCE: affluence, wealth AFFLUENT: having an abundance of goods or riches: wealthyAFFORD: to be able to bear the cost ofAFLOAT: free of difficulties: self-sufficientBACON: money, specifically: money gained through employment or legislation —usually used in the phrase bring home the baconBENEFIT: a payment or service provided for under an annuity, pension plan, or insurance policy (e.g., retirement benefits); also, CAPITAL: a stock of accumulated goods especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period; also: the value of these accumulated goods, or accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods; or accumulated possessions calculated to bring in incomeDOWRY: law: the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriageFEND: to provide a livelihoodFENDED: to provide a livelihoodFENDING: to provide a livelihoodFRUGAL: characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resourcesFRUGALLY: characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resourcesHAIRCUT: finance: a reduction in the value of an assetHALCYON: prosperous, affluentHEALTHY: prosperous, flourishing: a healthy economyHEDGE: to protect oneself financially, usually used with againstHEDGED: to protect oneself financially, usually used with againstHOBO: a homeless and usually penniless vagabondHONEYPOT: a substantial source of moneyHUMBLE: not costly or luxuriousILLIQUID: not being cash or readily convertible into cash; deficient in liquid assetsILLIQUIDITY: not being cash or readily convertible into cash; deficient in liquid assetsINCOME: a gain or recurrent benefit usually measured in money that derives from capital or labor; also: the amount of such gain received in a period of timeINDEXED: to regulate (wages, prices, interest rates, etc.) by indexationKEEP: the means or provisions by which one is kept; also, to have or maintain in an established position or relationship (keep a mistress, kept the cook on); to lodge or feed for pay (keep boarders)KEEPING: the means or provisions by which one is kept; also, to have or maintain in an established position or relationship (keep a mistress, kept the cook on); to lodge or feed for pay (keep boarders)KEPT: the means or provisions by which one is kept; also, to have or maintain in an established position or relationship (keep a mistress, kept the cook on); to lodge or feed for pay (keep boarders)LIFE: livelihood (The fishing village drew its life from the sea.)LIQUID: consisting of or capable of ready conversion into cash (liquid assets); capable of covering current liabilities quickly with current assetsLIQUIDITY: consisting of or capable of ready conversion into cash (liquid assets); capable of covering current liabilities quickly with current assetsLIVABILITY: or less commonly liveability; suitability for human living (e.g., of wages)LIVABLE: or less commonly liveable; suitable for living in, on, or with (livable wages)LIVEABLE: or less commonly liveable; suitable for living in, on, or with (livable wages)LOADED: having a large amount of money: wealthyLOOT: money (he had a lot of loot)LUXURY: a condition of abundance or great ease and comfort: sumptuous environmentMADE: to gain (something, such as money) by working, trading, or dealing (make a living)MAKE: to gain (something, such as money) by working, trading, or dealing (make a living)MAKING: to gain (something, such as money) by working, trading, or dealing (make a living)MAMMON: material wealth or possessions especially as having a debasing influenceMEET: to provide for (enough money to meet our needs)MEETING: to provide for (enough money to meet our needs)MELON: a financial windfallMINT: a vast sum or amount (worth a mint)MITE: a small coin or sum of moneyMONEY: wealth reckoned in terms of money; a position of wealth (born into money); persons or interests possessing or controlling great wealth (politicians at the beck and call of money)MONIED: having money: wealthyMOOLA: slang: moneyMOOLAH: variant of moola, slang: moneyNEED: lack of the means of subsistence: poverty (The community program provides for those in need.); also, to be in wantNEEDED: lack of the means of subsistence: poverty (The community program provides for those in need.); also, to be in wantNEEDFUL: being in needNEEDILY: Not in M-W; Collins has “in a needy manner”NEEDING: lack of the means of subsistence: poverty (The community program provides for those in need.); also, to be in wantNEEDY: being in want: poverty-stricken
OPULENT: exhibiting or characterized by opulence: such as amply or plentifully provided or fashioned often to the point of ostentation
Insurance
ACTUARY: a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividendsBOND: an insurance agreement pledging that one will become legally liable for financial loss caused to another by the act or default of a third person or by some contingency over which the third person may have no control; also, to provide a bond for or cause to provide such a bond (bond an employee); also, one who provides bail or acts as surety, one who has become legally liable for the debt, default, or failure in duty of anotherCLAIM: an insurance claimDIVIDEND: an individual share of something distributed: such as a share in a pro rata distribution (as of profits) to stockholders, or a share of surplus allocated to a policyholder in a participating insurance policyLIFE: (adj.) of, relating to, or provided by life insurance (a life policy)LOAD: an amount added (as to the price of a security or the net premium in insurance) to represent selling expense and profit to the distributor; also, to add a load to (an insurance premium)LOADED: an amount added (as to the price of a security or the net premium in insurance) to represent selling expense and profit to the distributor; also, to add a load to (an insurance premium)MUTUAL: of or relating to a plan whereby the members of an organization share in the profits and expenses, specifically: of, relating to, or taking the form of an insurance method in which the policyholders constitute the members of the insuring company
OPTION: a right of an insured person to choose the form in which payments due on a policy shall be made or applied
Investments and Speculation
ACTION: the price movement and trading volume of a commodity, security, or market; also, financial gain or an opportunity for financial gainBETA: a measure of the risk potential of a stock or an investment portfolio expressed as a ratio of the stock's or portfolio's volatility to the volatility of the market as a wholeBLOODBATH: a major economic disasterBOARD: finance: a securities or commodities exchangeBOND: finance: an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness (invested in stocks and bonds)BONDING: finance: an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness (invested in stocks and bonds)BUBBLE: a state of booming economic activity (as in a stock market) that often ends in a sudden collapse; also, a delusive or fraudulent scheme or undertaking —often used in the capitalized names of specific bubbles (e.g., the Mississippi Bubble)COMMON: common stock, stock other than preferred stockDEAD: commercially idle or unproductive (dead capital)DILUTE: to decrease the per share value of (common stock) by increasing the total number of sharesDILUTED: to decrease the per share value of (common stock) by increasing the total number of sharesDRUG: a commodity that is not salable or for which there is no demand —used in the phrase drug on the marketFALL: to decline in financial value or price (stocks fell sharply)FALLEN: to decline in financial value or price (stocks fell sharply)FALLING: to decline in financial value or price (stocks fell sharply)FALLS: to decline in financial value or price (stocks fell sharply)FELL: to decline in financial value or price (stocks fell sharply)GROWTH: anticipated progressive growth especially in capital value and income (some investors prefer growth to immediate income)INDEX: a list of publicly traded companies and their stock pricesJOBBED: to buy and sell (something, such as stock) for profit: to speculateKILLING: a sudden notable gain or profitLAMB: a person easily cheated or deceived especially in trading securitiesLOCK: to invest (capital) without assurance of easy convertibility into moneyLOCKABLE: to invest (capital) without assurance of easy convertibility into moneyLOCKED: to invest (capital) without assurance of easy convertibility into moneyLONG: owning or accumulating securities or goods especially in anticipation of an advance in prices (they are now long on wheat) (take a long position in steel); also, in or into a long position (as on a market); also, one taking a long position especially in a security or commodity marketMARGIN: cash or collateral that is deposited by a client with a commodity or securities broker to protect the broker from loss on a contract; the client's equity in securities bought with the aid of credit obtained specifically (as from a broker) for that purpose; also, the difference which exists between net sales and the cost of merchandise sold and from which expenses are usually met or profit derived; also, to add margin to (margin up an account); to use as margin (margin bonds to buy stock); to provide margin for (margin a transaction); to buy (securities) on marginMARGINING*: cash or collateral that is deposited by a client with a commodity or securities broker to protect the broker from loss on a contract; the client's equity in securities bought with the aid of credit obtained specifically (as from a broker) for that purpose; also, the difference which exists between net sales and the cost of merchandise sold and from which expenses are usually met or profit derived; also, to add margin to (margin up an account); to use as margin (margin bonds to buy stock); to provide margin for (margin a transaction); to buy (securities) on marginMELON: a surplus of profits available for distribution to stockholdersMONEYMEN: financiersMUNI*: short for municipal, a security issued by a state or local government or by an authority set up by such a government —usually used in pluralNAKED: not backed by the writer's ownership of the commodity contract or security (selling naked options)NONFINITE: not finite (nonfinite commodities)NOTE: a government or corporate bond usually with a maturity of between two and ten years
OPTION: a contract conveying a right to buy or sell designated securities, commodities, or property interest at a specified price during a stipulated period; also: the right conveyed by an option; also, to grant or take an option onOPTIONING: a contract conveying a right to buy or sell designated securities, commodities, or property interest at a specified price during a stipulated period; also: the right conveyed by an option; also, to grant or take an option on
Saving and Spending
ALLOWANCE: a sum granted as a reimbursement or bounty or for expensesBLEW: to expend (something, such as money) extravagantly (blew her allowance)BLOW: to expend (something, such as money) extravagantly (blew her allowance)BLOWING: to expend (something, such as money) extravagantly (blew her allowance)BLOWN: to expend (something, such as money) extravagantly (blew her allowance)DIME: informal: money provided to pay expensesEKED: to get with great difficulty —usually used with outEKING: to get with great difficulty —usually used with outEXPEND: to pay out: to spendEXPENDED: to pay out: to spendEXPENDING: to pay out: to spendFOOL: to spend on trifles or without advantage: to fritter —used with awayFOOLED: to spend on trifles or without advantage: to fritter —used with awayFOOLING: to spend on trifles or without advantage: to fritter —used with awayFOOLS: to spend on trifles or without advantage: to fritter —used with awayHOARD: a supply or fund stored up and often hidden awayLEAN: characterized by economy (as of operation)LEANLY: characterized by economy (as of operation)
OUTGO: something that goes out, specifically: expenditure