Finance terms
Sunday, April 17th, 2011Finance terms
The word finance has many meaning. This is probably the only word in the world which is used in so many different ways and always has a different meaning. Finance literally means money. But it has more meaning then just being a currency. Finance for a lay man means generating and expending the money. Finance is like a life line to any individual. Without proper finance you can not survive in this world and you have to finance your life in order to live. Is it seems confusing? Well probably this sentence has might baffled you and you must be thinking what exactly it means Well let me explain you by breaking up the sentence into two parts. In the first part which says that without proper finance you can not survive in this world, the word finance refers to the money that you have to earn in order to support your bread and butter. In the second part finance refers to the expenses that you have to make in order to live. Finance is also used by many individuals in terms of business and economics. Today finance is a complete different field. This is a very vast field itself and it includes a lot of operation going in it. Finance is basically related with wealth or money but it can have different meanings. Finance is also an industry today. The finance industry is perhaps the biggest and the most revenue generating industry. Finance industry includes in it various other small sectors. There are thousands of different finance terms used in the daily life. Normally the technical ones are used by the persons involved in the finance but majority of them are known to a lay man and is used in everyday life. Some examples of the most famous finance terms are: * Account (this is more like a record of the financial transaction. It keeps the detail summary of each and every single financial transaction). * Accountant (this is the person which either feeds the information regarding the financial transactions in the account or who is connected to the finance in other ways) * Balance sheet (this is a detailed statement about a particular company for a specific period of time. Normally it is for a year). * Cash (this is the amount of money or money which is available instantly for use) * Credit (credit in finance terms means to purchase or sell an item and afterwards pays for it. The time period to pay off the debt can vary according to the dealing) These are just the few of popular ones, but there are thousands of other financial terms which are commonly used.


