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M as the fifth letter of a...Read More
M1 is the narrowest measure of the...Read More
M2 is a measure of the U.S....Read More
M3 is the broadest measure of the...Read More
MACRO ENVIRONMENT is the external factors which...Read More
MACRS is Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System.
MAINTENANCE is the activity involved in maintaining...Read More
MAINTENANCE OF ACCOUNTS, in accounting, ensures that...Read More
MAJORITY CONTROL is the degree of control...Read More
MAJORITY INTEREST is an ownership interest greater...Read More
MAKER is a. the producer of a...Read More
MAKING A MARKET is securities dealers showing both...Read More
MAKUTA is a currency of Zaire.
MALOTI is a currency of Lesotho.
MALPRACTICE INSURANCE see E&O INSURANCE.
MANAGED RECEIVABLES is the total receivable amounts...Read More
MANAGEMENT is those in charge of running a...Read More
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING is the process of identification,...Read More
MANAGEMENT BUY-IN is the purchase of a...Read More
MANAGEMENT BUY-OUT is the purchase of a...Read More
MANAGEMENT BY EXCEPTION (MBE) is a management...Read More
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES (MBO) is a management...Read More
MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM is essentially a strategic...Read More
MANAGEMENT CONTROLS are controls performed by one...Read More
MANAGEMENT EXPENSE is the management fee deducted...Read More
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) is a well-developed...Read More
MANAGEMENT LETTER identifies issues not required to...Read More
MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER is a letter addressed...Read More
MANAGEMENT'S SPECIALIST is an individual or organization...Read More
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING is a system using financial...Read More
MANAT is a currency of Azerbaijan and...Read More
MANDATORY SPENDING is spending that is automatically...Read More
MANDATORY TRANSFERS are transfers from the current...Read More
MANNING see LIMIT ORDER PROTECTION RULE.
MANNING VARIANCE is the difference between the...Read More
MANUAL CONTROLS are controls performed manually, i.e.,...Read More
MANUAL TAG SYSTEM is an inventory tracking...Read More
MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT is an accounting statement that...Read More
MANUFACTURING COMPANY see MANUFACTURING CONCERN.
MANUFACTURING CONCERN is an entity that derives...Read More
MANUFACTURING OVERHEAD is the total cost of...Read More
MANUFACTURING STATEMENT see MANUFACTURING ACCOUNT.
MAP can mean Manufacturing Application Protocol, Merchant...Read More
MARGIN is a. in accounting see GROSS MARGIN; or,...Read More
MARGIN (Stocks) allows investors to buy securities/assets...Read More
MARGIN ACCOUNT (Stocks) is a leverageable account...Read More
MARGIN ANALYSIS see CONTRIBUTION MARGIN ANALYSIS or...Read More
MARGIN CALL (Stocks) is a demand for...Read More
MARGIN LENDING, in securities, is where the...Read More
MARGIN OF SAFETY, in accounting, is how...Read More
MARGINAL is just barely adequate or within...Read More
MARGINAL BENEFIT takes into account the fact...Read More
MARGINAL COST is a calculation showing the...Read More
MARGINAL PROFIT is the change in the...Read More
MARGINAL REVENUE is the change in total...Read More
MARGINAL TAX RATE is the top rate...Read More
MARINE INSURANCE is insurance coverage protecting against...Read More
MARK is a currency of Bosnia &...Read More
MARK ENDORSEMENT, normally, it is when a...Read More
MARK-TO-MARKET (MTM) is the recording of the...Read More
MARKET ANAMOLY is a persistent and systematic...Read More
MARKET APPROACH is a general way of...Read More
MARKET CAPITALIZATION is the total dollar value...Read More
MARKET DISCOUNT is the stated redemption price...Read More
MARKET DISCOUNT BOND is any bond having...Read More
MARKET MAKERS is one of the major...Read More
MARKET MULTIPLE see PRICE EARNINGS MULTIPLE.
MARKET ORDER is an order to buy...Read More
MARKET ORIENTATION is the business philosophy and...Read More
MARKET POSITION, from a marketing context, is...Read More
MARKET PRICE (MARKET VALUE), for securities sold...Read More
MARKET RISK is the risk of price...Read More
MARKET SEGMENT is a group of consumers,...Read More
MARKET SHARE is the percentage of sales...Read More
MARKET TO BOOK VALUE is calculated by...Read More
MARKET VALUE, in general, is the price...Read More
MARKETABILITY is the ability to quickly convert assets...Read More
MARKETABLE CAPACITY is an assessment of total...Read More
MARKETABLE SECURITY is a readily tradable equity...Read More
MARKETING is the commercial processes involved in...Read More
MARKETING EXPENSE see SALES & MARKETING EXPENSE.
MARKETING LEVER is anything that provides positional...Read More
MARKKA is a currency of Finland.
MARKUP is the amount added to the...Read More
MARSHALLING is to make ready for action...Read More
MAS is Management Advisory Services.
MASTER BUDGET formalizes the whole budget system...Read More
MAT is Management, Administrative, and Technological.
MATCHING, in accounting, is the matching of...Read More
MATCHING CONCEPT is the accounting principle that...Read More
MATCHING PRINCIPLE see MATCHING CONCEPT.
MATERIAL is information important enough to change...Read More
MATERIAL CONTROL normally refers to the department...Read More
MATERIAL CONTROL SYSTEM (MCS) is the software...Read More
MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT is accidental or intentional untrue...Read More
MATERIAL REQUISITION PLANNING (MRP) entire purpose is...Read More
MATERIAL WEAKNESS is a condition that could...Read More
MATERIALITY is the importance of information or...Read More
MATERIALITY PRINCIPLE requires accountants to use generally...Read More
MATERIALS are physical goods (and their cost)...Read More
MATRIX ORGANIZATION is where a company superimposes...Read More
MATURITY is the date on which the...Read More
MATURITY DATE of a financial asset is...Read More
MATURITY VALUE, in securities, is the amount...Read More
MBE see MANAGEMENT BY EXCEPTION.
MBO see MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES.
MCP is Microsoft Certified Professional or Master...Read More
MCS see MATERIAL CONTROL SYSTEM.
MD&A is an acronym for Management Discussion...Read More
MEAN is the measure of central tendency;...Read More
MEASUREMENT THEORY involves the assignment of numerals...Read More
MEDIA PLAN, in advertising, is the plan...Read More
MEDIAN is the value of the midpoint...Read More
MEDIUM TERM usually encompasses a calendar of...Read More
MEDIUM TERM ASSETS, usually, are those assets...Read More
MEMO ENTRY is supplemental or explanatory information...Read More
MEMORANDUM ACCOUNT see SPECIAL MEMORANDUM ACCOUNT.
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD (MR) is an in-house...Read More
MEMOS written records supporting journal entries. Credit...Read More
MER (Management Expense Ratio) is the percentage...Read More
MERCHANDISE is commodities offered for sale or...Read More
MERCHANDISING CONCERN is an entity that derives...Read More
MERCHANT BANK is a specialized bank that...Read More
MERGER is the union of two or...Read More
METICAI (METICAIS) is a currency of Mozambique.
MEZZANINE FINANCING usually is a class of...Read More
MFOA is Municipal Finance Officers Association.
MID-CAP is a stock with a capitalization,...Read More
MIDDLE MARKET COMPANY: see MID-CAP.
MIL (MILS) is a currency of Cyprus.
MILLAGE is a rate (as of taxation)...Read More
MILPENGÖ is a currency of Hungary.
MINIMUM PAYMENT is the minimum amount that...Read More
MINIMUM QUOTE SIZE REQUIREMENT, NASD Rule 6650,...Read More
MINIMUM WAGE is the lowest compensation you...Read More
MINOR MATTERS is a term used in...Read More
MINORITY DISCOUNT is a discount for lack...Read More
MINORITY INTEREST is the interest or percentage...Read More
MIS see MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
MISAPPROPRIATON is a nonviolent criminal taking of...Read More
MISCELLANEOUS is a grouping consisting of a...Read More
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME is that income realized that...Read More
MISSTATEMENT is a difference between the amount,...Read More
MITIGATING is a reducing in force or...Read More
MMOE is a slang acronym meaning Make...Read More
MMU is Maintained Mark-Up.
MODEL A Z-SCORE (For Private Manufacturer) Model...Read More
MODEL B Z-SCORE (For Private General Firm)...Read More
MODIFIED ACCELERATED COST RECOVERY SYSTEM (MACRS) is...Read More
MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS accounting is a mixture...Read More
MODIFIED INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN is the...Read More
MOH is Manufacturing Overhead or Materials on...Read More
MONETARY is anything pertaining to or having...Read More
MONETARY ASSETS are measured at their collectible...Read More
MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS (MCA), in the European...Read More
MONETARY POLICY is U.S. Federal Reserve actions to...Read More
MONETARY UNIT is the unit used to...Read More
MONETARY UNIT ASSUMPTION assumes that values can...Read More
MONEY MARKET is a sector of the...Read More
MONEY MARKET CERTIFICATE is a security issued by...Read More
MONEY MARKET FUND is a fund that...Read More
MONEY MARKET PREFERRED STOCK see AUCTION-RATE PREFERRED...Read More
MONEY MEASUREMENT CONCEPT stipulates that all business...Read More
MONEY MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLE see MONEY MEASUREMENT CONCEPT.
MONEY SUPPLY is the three categories of money...Read More
MONITOR, generally, is to keep tabs on;...Read More
MONITORING is the evaluation of the firm’s...Read More
MONTHLY is: a. Once a month; every...Read More
MORATORIUM a legally authorized postponement before some...Read More
MORTGAGE is a conditional conveyance of property...Read More
MORTGAGE BOND is a bond in which...Read More
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITY is a security that returns...Read More
MOTIVATION is the cause of the action, i.e. the reason that...Read More
MOU is Memorandum of Understanding.
MR see MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD.
MRP see MATERIAL REQUISITION PLANNING.
MSCC is Material Supply Chain Cost.
MSRP is Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price.
MTM see MARK-TO-MARKET.
MUD is Multi Unit Discount.
MULTINATIONAL is involving or operating in several...Read More
MULTIPLE see PRICE EARNINGS MULTIPLE.
MULTIPLE REGRESSION of approximating cost is a...Read More
MULTIPLIER is a. the investment multiplier which...Read More
MUNICIPAL BOND is the general category of...Read More
MUNICIPAL NOTE, also known as a tax-exempt...Read More
MUTUAL AGENCY is the right of all...Read More
MUTUAL FUND, according to the SEC, is...Read More
There are 188 accounting terms that start with 'M'