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Cost
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CostThe opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to the sale proceeds to determine capital gain or loss.
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Expense
Expense refers to the amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures).
Price
The cost of a good or service to the consumer.
Services
Activities offered for sale to customers, (advice, transport, banking, insurance, restaurants, hotel rooms, etc.)
Instruments
Financial securities, such as money market instruments or capital market instruments.
Cash
The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually includes bank accounts and marketable securities, such as government bonds and banker's acceptances.
Cost
The opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to the sale proceeds to determine capital gain or loss.
Today
Today is a newspaper in the Philippines.
Purchase
Buy; be long; have an ownership position.
Investment
The purchase of materials, machines, property, securities, etc. in order to produce income or profits.
Sale
An agreement between a buyer and a seller on the price to be paid for a security, followed by delivery.
Proceeds
Money received by the seller of an asset.
Capital
1) Assets used for the production of profits and wealth. 2) Owner's equity in a business.
Gain
The amount chargeable to capital gains tax (CGT) from gains made on the disposal of an asset.
Loss
The opposite of gain.
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Correlation
Statistical measure of the degree to which the movements of two variables (stock/option/convertible prices or returns) are related.
Correlation coefficient
A standardized statistical measure of the dependence of two random variables, defined as the covariance divided by the product of the standard deviations of two variables.
Correspondent
A financial organization that performs services (acts as an intermediary) in a market for another organization that does not have access to that market.
Correspondent bank
Bank that accepts deposits of, and performs services for, another bank (called a respondent bank).
Cosigner
A term referring to a person, other than the principal borrower, who signs for a loan. The cosigner(s) assumes equal liability for the loan.
Cost
Cost accounting
A branch of accounting that provides information to help the management of a firm evaluate production costs and efficiency.
Cost basis
The original price of an asset, used to determine capital gains.
Cost benefit ratio
The net present value of an investment divided by the investment's initial cost. Also called the profitability index.
Cost of capital
The required return for a capital budgeting project.
Cost of equity
The required rate of return for an investment of 100% equity.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Expense
Expense refers to the amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures).
Price
The cost of a good or service to the consumer.
Services
Activities offered for sale to customers, (advice, transport, banking, insurance, restaurants, hotel rooms, etc.)
Instruments
Financial securities, such as money market instruments or capital market instruments.
Cash
The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually includes bank accounts and marketable securities, such as government bonds and banker's acceptances.
Cost
The opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to the sale proceeds to determine capital gain or loss.
Today
Today is a newspaper in the Philippines.
Purchase
Buy; be long; have an ownership position.
Investment
The purchase of materials, machines, property, securities, etc. in order to produce income or profits.
Sale
An agreement between a buyer and a seller on the price to be paid for a security, followed by delivery.
Proceeds
Money received by the seller of an asset.
Capital
1) Assets used for the production of profits and wealth. 2) Owner's equity in a business.
Gain
The amount chargeable to capital gains tax (CGT) from gains made on the disposal of an asset.
Loss
The opposite of gain.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Correlation
Statistical measure of the degree to which the movements of two variables (stock/option/convertible prices or returns) are related.
Correlation coefficient
A standardized statistical measure of the dependence of two random variables, defined as the covariance divided by the product of the standard deviations of two variables.
Correspondent
A financial organization that performs services (acts as an intermediary) in a market for another organization that does not have access to that market.
Correspondent bank
Bank that accepts deposits of, and performs services for, another bank (called a respondent bank).
Cosigner
A term referring to a person, other than the principal borrower, who signs for a loan. The cosigner(s) assumes equal liability for the loan.
Cost
Cost accounting
A branch of accounting that provides information to help the management of a firm evaluate production costs and efficiency.
Cost basis
The original price of an asset, used to determine capital gains.
Cost benefit ratio
The net present value of an investment divided by the investment's initial cost. Also called the profitability index.
Cost of capital
The required return for a capital budgeting project.
Cost of equity
The required rate of return for an investment of 100% equity.
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