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BUSINESS GLOSSARIES & DICTIONARIES


Accounting Terminology Guide

• Sponsored by the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA)
• Comprehensive, easy-to-use glossary for accounting and auditing terms
• Related terms are cross-referenced
• Links to accounting standards, ethics/regulations, other professional resources
• Created originally as an educational aid for financial journalists, this guide is also useful for the layman


Accounting Terms – Accounting Dictionary – Accounting Glossary

• Sponsored by VentureLine
• Claims to be "... the Web's Most Complete Dictionary of Accounting Terms"
• Extensive glossary for accounting terms; annotations are excellent


Bloomberg.com: Financial Glossary

• Compiled by Campbell R. Harvey, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
• "Over 6,000 entries with 15,000 links"
• Links to stock quotes, mortgage calculator, lease/buy calculator, tax guide, retirement advice
• Comprehensive, easy-to-navigate; one of the best financial sites on the Web


Dictionary of Management Jargon

• Created and maintained by William Wieker
• Predicated on the assumption "What your boss means to say," this site examines various business jargon terms and phrases, with attention to euphemistic elements
• Each definition includes an example of how the term is used
• Especially useful for "reading between the lines" on the meaning of terms and phrases


Homeglossary

• Sponsored by Infomedia Group, Inc.
• "Our glossary is the largest dictionary of real estate and construction terms on the Internet with almost 10,000 definitions"
• Can be used by homeowners, first time homebuyers, realtors, real estate investors, construction professionals
• Comprehensive and easy-to-navigate, this is one of the best terminology sources for this business sector


Hypertextual Finance Glossary

• Created and maintained by Campbell R. Harvey, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
• With "...over 8,000 entries and more than 18,000 hyperlinks," this site claims to be "... the largest financial glossary on the Internet"
• Often links to other financial websites
• Comprehensive, easy-to-navigate; one of the best financial sites online


InvestorWords.com – Investing Glossary

• Sponsored by InvestorGuide.com
• "With over 6,000 definitions and 20,000 links between related terms," this site claims to be "... the biggest, best investing glossary on the web"
• Searchable alphabetically or by keyword
• Comprehensive; one of the best financial/investment glossaries available


Money 101: Glossary

• Sponsored by Money Magazine and CNN
• "A comprehensive A-to-Z listing of over 8,000 financial terms"
• Acronyms are cross-referenced to term definitions
• "Lessons" offers planning advice for 23 personal finance/investment topics
• Also provides links to news, the market, stock quotes, etc.
• Excellent and extensive, this is one of the premier pages of its kind on the web


Starting Your Own Business – Hotlist

• Sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Currently links to over l50 sites concerned with planning and starting a small business
• Over 40 links are to business dictionaries and glossaries, both general and topic-specific
• Very useful for bringing these resources together in one place


TermFinance

• Sponsored by Axone Services and Development and Viel Tradition Group
• Provides over 5,000 finance/investment term definitions in English, German, French and Italian
• Very useful, since it's one of the few polyglot finance/investment glossaries online


TPMA (Trade Promotion Mgmt. Assoc.) Glossary of Terms

• Sponsored by the National Association for Promotional & Advertising Allowances (NAPAA))
• Provides definitions for terms in the advertising, marketing and retail sectors
• Also links to directory of resources, legal issues, "hot topics"
• Does an admirable job for its niche


Trading Glossary

• Sponsored by Highlight Investments Inc.
• Links to a wide variety of terms/definitions for investments, stock market analysis, and securities
• Cross-referenced
• Also lists market indicators and links to other trading sites
• One of the most comprehensive – and one of the best – finance/investment sites currently available


Wachowicz's Web World – Glossary Portal

• Maintained by John M. Wachowicz, Jr., Department of Finance, University of Tennessee
• Provides links to over 60 dictionary/glossary pages for banking/finance/investments
• Brief annotations accompany some links
• Great for links to dictionaries/glossaries; also one of the best finance/investment pages currently available


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content, or stability of any websites linked to this page.

Compiled by Rick Keogh, 4/02; updated 6/04; links last checked 11/07

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