Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• such as: For example; like
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• average out: To result in an average figure when high and low figures are considered.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• creep in: To enter or affect something gradually or stealthily.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• move closer: To reduce the distance between two objects or people.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• cash flow
• intuitive sense: An instinctive feeling not based on conscious reasoning.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• slightly: Only a little
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• deduction: Reaching of a conclusion by using reasoning
• statutory: Being determined or decided by law
• depreciation: Decrease in price/value; loss of value over time
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• afterthought: Addition not included in the original plan
• valuation: Price of something, determined by expert