An extravagant or unsubstantial project for extensive operations in business or commerce, generally founded on a fictitious or exaggerated prospectus, to ensnare unwary investors. Companies formed on such a basis […]

The statute 6 Geo. I. c. 18, “for restraining several extravagant and unwarrantable practices herein mentioned,” was so called. It prescribed penalties for the formation of companies with little or […]

A company whose valuation greatly exceeds that suggested by its fundamentals . The first well-documented bubble company was the South Sea Company, which caused the South Sea Bubble in 1720. […]

EPA concept of examining all air pollutants in an area as if they came from a single source; this concept is used in making a decision regarding the possibility of […]

Common reference for million. See also TON, YARD.

In advertising, an insert or blow-in card is a separate advertisement put in a magazine, newspaper, or other publication . They are usually the main source of income for non- […]

A roughly cylindrical open container, typically made of metal or plastic, with a handle, used to hold and carry liquids or other material.

An office or place (other than a regularly incorporated or licensed exchange) where information is posted as to the fluctuating prices of stocks, grain, cotton, or other commodities , and […]

A toil, net, or snare, to take deer. 4 Inst. 306.

A cooperative arrangement whereby individuals are paired or teamed up and assume responsibility for one another’s instruction , productivity , welfare, or safety.

A name given in England to the statement annually presented to parliament by the chancellor of the exchequer, containing the estimates of the national revenue and expenditure .

When a budget is approved via formal processing in a business.

A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills, discount or budget carrier or airline) is an airline that generally has lower fares and fewer comforts. To make […]

Empowerment by Congress that allows Federal agencies to incur obligations that will result in the outlay of funds.

The time between one budget and the next budget.

The government’s deficit can be measured with or without including the interest it pays on its debt.

The resources i.e. the people, materials, or other entities needed to do the work of the program.

Estimates of government spending on various sectors during the year, together with an estimate of the income in the form of tax revenues. These estimates contain an estimate of Fiscal […]

Either a heavily restricted discounted fare of a normal airline or the normal budget.

A meeting that is usually open to the general public to discuss a business or government budget. Individuals from the community can openly ask questions and they will be answered […]

The primary deficit is defined as the difference between current government spending and total current revenue from all types of taxes.

the plan where you balance expenditures against the income so to ensure that solvency is maintained .

Appropriation control mechanism within STARS used to differentiate between appropriated and non-appropriated elements within an agency’s program structure.

The difference between planned budgeted figures and what was actually expended in project costs.

When results of item by item comparisons are made with budget funds and compared along side with results.