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Small Business
Vocabulary 5.0
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Business
12th Grade
05/03/2011

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Accounts payable
Definition
Expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid.
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Accounts receivable
Definition
Sales that have been made but not collected.
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Assets
Definition
Items of value owned by the business.
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Balance sheet
Definition
A financial statement that shows what a business owns, what it owes, and how much it is worth at a particular point in time.
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Break-even point
Definition
The point at which the money from product sales equals the costs of making and distributing the product.
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Cash flow statement
Definition
A financial statement that shows the flow of money in and out of the business.
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Copyright
Definition
Legal right to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary or artistic work.
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Cost of goods sold
Definition
The dollar amount a company pays to purchase a product for resale.
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Current assets
Definition
Cash or items of monetary value that can easily be converted to cash and that are used up by a business within one year.
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Current liabilities
Definition
Financial obligations that will be repaid within one year.
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Current ratio
Definition
The comparison of current assets with current liabilities.
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Economic outlook
Definition
Trends associated with the economy that can impact your business's sales.
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Expenses
Definition
All costs associated with running a business except for the cost of goods sold.
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Fixed assets
Definition
Items of monetary value that are not easily converted into cash.
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Fixed expenses
Definition
Business expenses that do not change month-to-month, but rather remain the same for a period of time.
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Goodwill
Definition
Customers' approval and support of a business.
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Gross profit on sales
Definition
Net sales minus the cost of goods sold.
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Gross sales
Definition
The dollar amount of all sales, usually within a one-year period.
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Income statement
Definition
A financial statement that shows the income, expenses, and profit/loss for the business over a period of time, usually a year.
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Income taxes payable
Definition
Monies due to the government.
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Intangible assets
Definition
Items of value that the business owns that cannot be seen or touched.
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Inventory
Definition
The quantities of goods and materials on hand.
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Liabilities
Definition
The debts owed by the business.
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Long-term liabilities
Definition
Financial obligations that will take the business more than one year to repay.
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Market share
Definition
The percentage of a product/service that is sold in the total market for that product/service.
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Mortgage
Definition
A loan for purchasing a building and or land.
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Net income
Definition
The amount of money left after all costs and expenses have been deducted.
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Net sales
Definition
Gross sales minus returned goods.
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Net worth
Definition
The monetary value of the business; assets minus liabilities.
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Notes payable
Definition
Amounts owed for small loans.
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Patent
Definition
A legal document that gives an inventor the sole right to produce, use, and sell an invention.
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Product positioning
Definition
Placing a product in a certain market to get a desired customer response.
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Repayment plan
Definition
A schedule or statement showing how and when the debt of a business is to be repaid.
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Salaries payable
Definition
Wages owed to employees.
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Sales forecast
Definition
An estimate of sales for a specified period.
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Sales quota
Definition
A goal assigned to a sales person for a specified period.
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Sales ratio
Definition
An expression of any component of the income statement as a percentage of total sales.
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Supplies
Definition
Assets that are used up in business operations.
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Taxes
Definition
Federal, state, and local assessments that are owed to the government.
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Trademark
Definition
A name, symbol, or special mark that, when registered, can be used only by a certain business.
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Variable expenses
Definition
Business expenses that may change from month to month.
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